Grace's 5th birthday party

Grace wanted a princess pool party.  I was afraid it might rain.

So we made a cardboard castle just in case.

And we had a coloring table cloth.

And a sand castle birthday cake with edible almond bark seashells.

Fortunately, it turned out to be a gorgeous day.  It's so funny how the kids like playing in the hot tub more than they do the actual pool.

Before long it was time to blow out the birthday candles.

And make a wish!

Then the kids lined up to bust a pinata.

It took some whacking.

But all the kids got plenty of candy.

Then Grace opened presents and I dropped our pink camera and lost the video and several pictures.

But in spite of that, Grace had a fantastic 5th birthday party and made lots of friends with her school classmates.  Several kids asked when they can come back over.  Soon, I'm sure...