Pool Party Extravaganza

Sebastian & I are taking it easy today after a very long & water-filled day of fun yesterday. We attended 3 birthday "pool" parties (on what seemed like the hottest day of the year). Thankfully, with a lot of sunscreen and water to keep cool, we managed to come out unscathed ;)

So here's some pics and run down from each party...

1st Birthday...Matthew from daycare. He turned 4-years-old and had a Transformers themed party. All the kids played in the pool. They have a beautiful backyard with lots of room for all those kids to run around and play. Sebastian attached himself to a gorgeous older woman who kept filling up his water gun. Matthew's sister Ella was as cute as ever with her little ringlets of curl growing in back. Everytime I pointed the camera in her direction, she would yell, "NO!" and turn her head away. Polka dot swimsuits was the fashion for the girls. It was so HOT, but we all had so much fun.

2nd Birthday...my niece Jayden. She wanted a Hawaiin luau birthday party to celebrate her 6th birthday. She had grass skirts & leis and everything was a Hawaiin theme. Everyone had name tags with their "Hawaiin name" and somewhere, Sebastian has a bracelet with his name. Sebastian put on a hula skirt and danced around the dining room to the Beach Boys. He attached himself to a sweet little girl in pigtails at Jayden's party. He led her around the backyard and filled her in all his knowledge of the swingset. The big kids played in the pool. Everyone had a wonderful time.

LOL! Okay, I had to include this photo. I forgot to change the settings before going back outside and ended with a very badly washed out picture (yes, I know there is a better, more technical term, but go with me on this). Anyway, I thought my mistake turned out to be a very cute mistake with a little pink border & some text. And, Sebastian was so darn cute in his flowery ankle bracelets, hula skirt & lei - that's just my opinion. Anyhoo, on with the photos...

The big kids never got a chance at the pinata...it was holding on by a thread after the first kid hit it. Dyson (the 5th kid in line) sent the candy flying and everyone was on top of the pile before we could blink. It was hilarious watching those little ones though. Jayden was the only one who kept her blindfold on. Sebastian pulled it off immediately and said, "I can't see!" He was so cute swinging away at the palm tree pinata.

Jayden's birthday cake was so adorable and so very yummy. I love whipped icing. It was a huge beach cake with flowers & flipflops. She is such a summer girl - I'm so glad her birthday falls in her favorite time of year. Her party was really suited to fit her personality.
It is the most hilarious thing to watch a little girl opening gifts. It was a bunch of screaming & squealing and everything was the most awesome thing that she had ever seen. The real kicker was the end when she got the guitar & Hannah Montana headphone set. She looks too cute her pink guitar. The next Hannah Montana? My gorgeous, gorgeous girl - I hope you remember your Aunt Bebe when you're famous!

"Oh, you are so beautiful!! Love you Jaydeebug Ladybug!!"

Our 3rd birthday of the day...Ben! He's one of my closest friends' son. He turned 3 and celebrated with his much loved pal, Elmo. He is the closest to Sebastian's age and I think they will be great buds as they get older. I think that Ben is already excited about the fact that they will get to go to school together.

Because we were late making it to his party and pretty tired & cranky, I didn't get as many photos as the other two. {In fact, the photos dwindled a lot from party to party.} We almost completely missed out on him opening presents and after two parties, we weren't feeling the cake & ice cream much either {which was totally awesome and they had homemade ice cream}.

Ben had a really cool water slide. Apparently, Ben & Sebastian didn't think it was all that great. After only one time down each, they decided that was enough waterslide fun for them. The other kids & some adults really had a blast though. Sebastian had a blast playing in the waterhole created by the waterslide.

A few pics...

Well, I am finally signing off of this blog...a crapload of pool parties photos, several hours, and many, many episodes of icarly later. {I don't know where this new found love of iCarly has come from - but that is a Not Me!Monday post for another day lol.} Anyway, bye for now bloggers.