Happy 7th Birthday Ava!!!

Grandma and Pappy Bumbaugh invested in a pool this year!!!  It happened to be the greatest thing since sliced bread for the family and the kids especially.  So when I asked Ava what she wanted to do for her birthday, she claimed she wanted to have a POOL PARTY at Grandma and Pappy's house.  She said, "oh mom, I am so excited. . . I have always dreamed of having a pool party for my birthday!!!"  She couldn't wait.  So we planned the party for a Saturday afternoon and invited the family. 

 

 

Though this entry makes it look as though we partied first, on the contrary.  We started with the Pool part of the party first, in case it started to rain later on.  The water was a bit cold so not everyone got into the water, but of course all of the kids wanted to be in the water so some of us had to get in to be with them.  After the fun time spent in the pool, we headed down to eat our pizza and ice cream cake. She had so much fun and got to see so many of her cousins and family. She got princess diving sticks and an art easel and stuff for her baby dolls, a swimming Barbie for in the pool, her special birthday precious moments train piece from Grandma and Pappy, money and more. She was so happy and the party went smoothly.  .  The rain started shortly after we gathered under the carport for the party.  It rained so hard and the kids decided to run around in the rain.  They had so much fun, and they enjoyed dancing in the pouring rain as much as they enjoyed the pool itself. :)  For her birthday, Ava also received her Nintendo DS and she was so very happy about that.  She said it was one of her best birthday's ever!!!