Today is the big birthday party at Lake of the Woods pool. We began the day with a quick trip to Hy-Vee to pick up the birthday cakes. Laura’s cake was full of “Flip-Flop Fun” (the flip flops are magnets).
John’s cake was military tank robot cake. Yes, the tank does turn into a robot *and* it takes up most of the cake!
The morning was overcast and it rained a bit. After some deliberation, we decided to go to the pool anyway. It sprinkled just a bit once we got there, but it actually turned out to be near perfect weather because of the clouds. It wasn’t too hot, but definitely warm enough to enjoy the pool. We had about 40 people between kids and adults and everyone had a great time! Not too long after arriving at the pool, John finally decided to take his first turn *ever* on the slide.
Once he figured out that he could go down the slide and get to the side all by himself, there was absolutely no stopping him! Laura had a great time swimming with all her friends. She was all smiles the entire time.
We stopped about halfway through the party to enjoy some cake. Unfortunately, I managed to remember everything except the candles. Oh well, we sang “Happy Birthday” without them. It worked out because it got a bit windy right as we were getting ready to sing and the candles would not have stayed lit anyway.
After cake, the kids opened the mound of presents. And, yes, I mean the mound…
We spent most of the rest of the afternoon in the pool with us finally leaving about 4:15. It was a great party with great friends! The only downside to the day was the fact that I got stung by a wasp before the party got started. The sting area is swollen and it hurts. Really hurts. Let’s hope it doesn’t get worse…