{happiest place on earth}

Well just about.. i took my kids to Oregon to see some great friends. i love that we are just 6 hours away. just a fun day trip, unless you hit the bad Portland traffic. geeez.
I stayed with some great friends. You know, the kind that all the kids get along with each other, the funnest house ever + you can just be yourself.
So, my friend had the best.est[Mad Hadder] tea party ever. Brooke is so talented. she has 5 kids. she is super.woman.she is so creative.she gives the greatest parties+she always puts everyone else first& is so giving.

[All the guests arrived in character]

[All the food+decorations]

[Brooke's daughter {Lauryn} handmade a duct tape rose for each guest as the place card

so so so cute & creative.]

[Brooke's husband made the most awesome props of all....]

[Marlee+Kate. Marlee just loves her. wished we lived next door]

[When guests arrived they waited at the beginning of the path signs were posted 'this way and that way']

[Once inside (Brooke had a curtain doorway hung)

they were to find their seat]

[at each place was a

"drink me" tiny wax drink]

[Brooke thought of it all. fizzy strawberry lemonade.sugar cubes.peppermint sticks+cheeto-balls the girls threw up in the air trying to catch them with their mouths. Couldn't be any fun.ner than that.]

[Carrots with frosting were the biggest hit]

[They played a round of croquet]

[Then they had the "merry un-birthday party"

they sang & each girl blew out a candle]

[what can i say.. my kids will treasure this fun day]

[Thanks again Brooke, we will for.sure be there next year. save my kids a spot. ;)]

The Other fun things while we did in Oregon was:

*going out to breakfast.

 I'm sad they were all out of the best looking cinnamon rolls ever.

[thanks Nat for meeting me there. it was so good to

see you. i love your cute family.

miss you lots too.]

*went swimming.

[thanks Elise for a great day too

i loved catching up+looved the pizza.

i will be back for sure for more of that.

love you lots. thanks for your friendship]

Me+E+all the kiddos

You can tell all the kids were all pooped out from swimming.

*played+played+more playing.

*Cayden's dream came true & he got to

shoot a b.b.gun for the first time ever.

Oh, if only i got a picture of him.

he had a grin all over his face.

*lots of game playing

love.laugh.friends.

Thanks Brooke, Natalie, & Elise!