April 15, 2012

The Big Party

The rainbow-themed gymnastics party that Frances had been looking forward to for months has finally come and gone, and the birthday girl couldn't have had more fun! We hosted 22 three, four and five-year-olds at the local gymnastics studio for an hour of gym class, followed by cake demolition :) I wish I'd been able to document more of the kids.... It was too cute to see all of her friends arriving, greeting one another, and everyone being so happy for the birthday girl. Frances spends 32 hours a week with a majority of these kids, and as much as we "keep up" with what she's doing at school, we rarely get to witness the relationships in action. It was really, really heart-warming.

The guest of honor, pre-party...
Waiting for her guests to arrive
Party favors that the other moms are privately hating me for distributing :)
Gorgeous cake by local Persephone Bakery. Scroll down to see the surprise inside!

The birthday girl in action!
Hugh tries his hand at the bars...
Making a wish
Check out the inside of that cake!