Birthday in the Park...

Because we had a lot of variables to work with (like a possible Hurricane bringing rain our way, and Aunt Becca's impending delivery at any moment), we weren't sure what we were going to do about Eli's Birthday. He wanted a bike (& from a previous post, you saw that he got one!), & I thought going to the park for a little party could be fun. We did this when Jackson turned 4 & got a bike & it was great fun. So we decided we would do it! We called our local friends & family & asked them last minute to come join us at the park, bringing their bikes & helmets with them to the party. I spent the day leading up to the party making these super cute goodies....
You just take pretzel rods, break them in half, & dip the ends in colored chocolate.....
Then you wrap the crayon labels around them (i found them online in lots of places.....) & tape them to secure. Then i placed them in a cellophane bag & added a cute little topper that i printed myself... and Voila! You have party favors!
Anyway...back to the actual party! We had little ones....
and older ones..... and some in between....

but together they made Eli's day special!
We got some pizzas & brought some cupcakes & called it a day!Eli got to open his presents which were all a huge hit!

And then they all got on their bikes & made a trip out in the walking/riding trail.Thanks to everyone for making it out last minute! And thanks to Hurricane Earl for skipping us all together. And thanks to Sara Beth for delaying her entrance to this world another day or so (Sorry, Becca!!) We love you all!