Katelyn and Ellie's Luau Birthday Party

With the girls' birthdays just two days apart, you would have thought we would always celebrate their birthdays together. But until this year, they always seemed too far apart. It never made sense to combine a 2 year old and a 4 year old party. But as they turned five (today) and seven (on Tuesday), we decided to do a joint party with their friends and hosted a Luau at our house. After much fretting over food, games and whether they'd have enough friends show up to not be disappointed (yes, I know it is more my issue that theirs, but still . . .), the day arrived. And it turned out perfect. The two hours went by in a flash with flip flop decorating (thanks Kay for your creative help), hula hooping, limbo, pin the tail on the donkey (yes, my hubby is a little old school), and pinatas.  However, the main event ended up being a regular old slip and slide. With the temperatures hitting the upper 90s today, we invited the girls to wear their swim suits and have fun in the sun and water.

The afternoon ended with a scooter for Ellie from Aunt Sherry. The evening was even more eventful. Our gift to the girls was an iCarly karaoke machine. We are heading to bed this evening with Justin Beiber's Baby Baby blaring in our ears. Oh, what have we gotten ourselves in to???

Feeling truly blessed as the day ends--a successful party, a helpful sister who loves my kids, a great friend who spent two hours helping little kids decorate flip flops and a hubby who wore a grass skirt because he knew our kids would love it.

 Instead of a cake, we had cupcakes with the little umbrellas in them. The girls made them and then put on the icing and sprinkles and umbrellas.

 The Limbo

 Ellie Hula Hooping. We also had a Hula contest, which Katelyn won.

 The girls each had their own pinatas. They were tough to break. You can see Katelyn below scrambling for candy. I'd say she was successful.

 Owen loved the watermelon.

 . . . . and the cupcakes

Ellie on her new scooter from Aunt Sherry.