Camden and Claire's Garden Birthday Party

This afternoon we had Camden and Claire's joint birthday party at the Rose Garden. The theme was a garden party, with flowers and bugs. The girls and their guests had a really good time. We had two cardboard playhouses for them to color on and play in. I think that was a hit. One of the houses had been played in so much it was almost falling apart by the end of the party. They also had visors to decorate with their name, flower stickers and bug stickers. Another fun thing that the girls were looking forward to was having pinatas. I found some that matched the theme and also were not the kind that you have to hit. These pinatas were supposed to open by pulling the ribbon. Claire had a ladybug and Camden had a butterfly. Claire and her friends grabbed the strings and pulled and tons of candy fell out. At first, they weren't sure what to do with it. But, it didn't take them long to figure out they were supposed to pick up the candy and put it in their bag. Then Camden and her friends came to pull the strings on the butterfly. However, for some strange reason, all the strings were pulled and the pinata was NOT open. So, Uncle Rex had to help out and punch a hole in the end. Then all the candy poured out and those big kids sure were happy!! Then, we sang Happy Birthday to each girl, blew out the candles, ate some cake and opened some presents. What a fun afternoon! Thanks to all our friends and family who came out to help us celebrate Camden's 5th birthday and Claire's 3rd birthday! You helped to make their birthday very special!! To view all of the birthday pictures go to: www.jjchilek.smugmug.com and click on the birthday party icon.


Trying for a family photo


Claire enjoying her cake


Camden's all smiles about her party