ME's 6th {Frozen/Skating} Party

We got back from vacation on August 14th, I did laundry, unpacking and party prep on the 15th, had her party the 16th, and she started school the 17th.  Talk about a tired mama.  But her party was so easy.  She wanted to have a skating party after she had been to a couple of friend parties there, and I got everything lined up for it before we left on vacation.  Cole, Jenn, and Mama were in town the weekend of the party, and Jenn helped me run around and pick up cake and cupcakes and balloons and get everything set up Sunday after church.  She wanted to eat lunch at Mellow Mushroom, so we did, and then we partied from 2-4.

Pics before church...how many ways can I make 6

Family pic

Mama's girl

Frozen and ready to go

I smushed the "y" with my finger getting it out of the box :(

Rick's always delivers

One happy birthday girl

Excited

She is not great at skating yet, but boy does she try!

Sam's cupcakes...what kid doesn't want a snowflake ring

Mia and her girl

Bonnie and Thomas

Daddy assisting

Trey, Jacob, Eli (falling down), Ranjo, Michael

Sweet Luci

Trey

Scott and Mallory

Reese's got it!

ME and Mallory

Madison stylin'

Cousin Cole got out there!

Brooklyn and Luci

Madison, Luci, Mike, Gracie

Anna Claire, not too old to skate

Cousins are the best...Mike, ME, Trey, Reese

They asked the birthday girl all kinds of questions, and one of them was "what is your favorite skating game?"  "Limbo," she said.  Her favorite song?  "Let it Go."  Oh, yeah they sent a shout out to the birthday girl when they played that one. ;)

Happy birthday to you!  I love Rhett's face in this pic.  I don't think I got a single pic of him.  He had baby skates on for like 2 seconds, and then decided the arcade games were way more fun.

She had to fight the sparkler candles for a little while.

These 2 are so sweet!

Have you been to the skating rink lately?  Boy, will it take you back and make you feel old at the same time.  One day you were having your skating party at the skating rink, and the next you're having your kid's party there.  90's pop is replaced with Taylor Swift and whip and nae nae (whatever that is).  It kind of looks and smells the same though!  Ha!  We really did have a good time!  It is always so special when family and friends come together to celebrate your baby!  Happy 6th birthday Mary Ella!

ME's 6th birthday

Good morning birthday girl!

 Mary Ella's actual birthday was on the Friday we left for the beach, so it was kind of a bummer that I had to spent almost the entire day packing, but be sure we made up for it before and after.

The bandage on the chin from the bike wreck down the hill proves what a big, brave, and adventurous girl you are!

Cake batter pancakes are a tradition

The week of her birthday, Mia came up for a few days.  One day we went to Rick's and got a birthday treat and swam at Mimi's house.

Rhett picked a monster cookie.

 

A look back at birthdays past...

Summer Wrap-Up

We did a lot of this at our gym pool.  Work-out/playtime/lunch/repeat

We didn't schedule our vacation until late in the summer, and I wasn't sure Brad would really have the time off. So, pretty much if something came up, we did it.  It was like a YOLO summer before ME started K, packed full of fun stuff!  Sorry, babe, if I had really known we were going to get to go to the beach, I would have toned it down and saved up. ;)

Lots of play time in the back yard

Spraying sister in the face

My college roomie, Ashley, called and said her family was visiting in Tulsa.  So, we met them at the Jenks Aquarium, played at her parents' house and spent the night, and went to the the Tulsa Children's Museum.  We had so much fun!  It is always does my heart good to visit with Ash.

Duct tape slide at the museum

We tried out the Aquatic Center for the first time.  The kids loved it!

ME chalk art

One weekend we camped in Branson with Randy and Lindsay and went to Silver Dollar City and White Water.

One Friday we met Michelle and her family in Hot Springs and went to Magic Springs/Crystal Falls.

Brady, Rhett, a very amused Steven, and ME

First taste of Dippin' Dots...still the ice cream of the future...I'm not sure how long it takes for the future to get here

Watching the home run derby

Girls' night out at the drive-in

We played outside a lot, ME learned to ride her bike without training wheels in less than a weekend, Rhett realized he loves to swim and finally slid down the slide at the gym pool, a buggy VBS was fun, Ranjo's famous bday pool party, a week at Mia's, got to see the quints 2 times, fishing with Super Uncle Cole, pedis with Aunt Jenn, a weekend at the lakehouse, boating, fishing, tubing at Beaver Lake, fishing and swimming in the creek at Madison County, friends over, playdates, lazy days at home, reading and writing getting ready for kindergarten.  Summer 2015 you were the best yet!  I felt like I had a handful of days left with ME at home, and I really tried to treasure every one.  Make the most of them.  Let the house go.  No worries.  Just play.  And we did!  And just like summer always does, it went by way too fast!