The day after we moved into our new house was Simeon and Lieren's birthday. We totally went back and forth about how to celebrate but they were turning three and we knew for the first time, they would really get it. So we wanted to do something special.
If you're picking up on the details of the week we moved at all, you're probably understanding why it seemed a bit daunting to do a party. We started moving into the house on Tuesday, did another big move Thursday, slept in the new house for the first time on Friday, the birthday was Saturday, and Shane left at midnight on Saturday for Haiti.
Yet, party we did. We rented a bounce house (it had to be exciting for our kids to wake up on Saturday in a new house with a bounce house getting set up in the front yard!) and my friend Natalie brought over her blow-up slide pool. Around 4 in the afternoon, our friends started arriving.
There were lots of kids...
And lots of friends and family...
What's awesome is that right as the party was getting started, the cable guys showed up to hook up our internet. We really were grateful because (it's a long story) they were not supposed to come before Shane left for Haiti, but they blessed us and fit us in late on a Saturday. So I guess I should look at it as a reminder of how the Lord provides, but a lot of our pictures have their van right in the big middle of everything!
Oh well, we just moved the party down the driveway a bit and invited them to join us...
The wind was blowing and we had a hard time getting the candles lit, but Simeon and Lieren didn't care. They loved their Mickey and Minnie-themed party. The cake was adorable!
These two are full of life! I cannot believe they are 3, but am loving watching them grow. Can't wait to see how the Lord chooses to continue to shape and use their little lives...
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