Pool parrrrrrrrties!

Woke up to a beautiful morning and the day of Big Boy's 3rd Birthday Party!! It should be noted, that Big Boy is not officially 3 for another month. But he really wanted a swim party (with a cowboy theme) and we had to set it at an early date before the pools closed. We got things ready and took a good nap and they were ready to party! We got our suits and coverups on and then, of course, our cowboy gear!


The 3rd Birthday Cowboy...

Sissy was posing for the camera


And we headed to the pool with one cloud in the sky!


Storms were definitely brewing in the distance, so we tried to get some swimming in


And T was having so much fun he didn't even care that he was drowning!




And then it came- lightning. :( We had to evacuate the pool after only 15 minutes or so of swimming, and that is pretty much how the whole night went. Although it was a beautiful night and the storms were in the distance, we kept seeing lightning so the kids had to play around the pool instead of inside of it. I have to admit I was pretty disappointed. The worst part was when we had been out for 15 minutes or so and the lifeguard okayed us to get back in- Big Boy got his floatie on so he could swim in the deep end and, not 5 minutes later, had to get out. And he cried. And cried. :(



So we appeased him with his cowboy cookies we had made (a hat, boot, and horse head) and sang Happy Birthday!

(It was a little breezy and so we needed reinforcements to light the candle)
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Back in the pool! (for another 2 minutes)

Would it be a post about Big Boy without a crossing eyes pic?

Yeah, presents!






And we waited and watched, but no happy news. We had to stay out of the pool. The kids were all so great and of course found ways to entertain themselves outside the pool. What little sweetie friends we have, not a complaint from one of them!

We handed out some cowboy hats and called it a night! When asked, Big Boy would say he had a wonderful birthday party at the pool so we will label it a success and try again next year!



We were still wanting to get in some pool time so the next day we headed to Topeka to see some college friends. Unfortunately, sick kiddos did not allow us to all get together but we made the best of it and had a great time at Travis and Annie's and little K!