Kate's 5th Birthday

First she graduates from Preschool now she's turning five!?! Where did the years go?!? As broken as my heart may be to realize that my baby is five years old, has a mind and life of her own and will in a short twelve years go off to college without me I still found the strength to help her celebrate this major milestone in a big way.

As usual birthdays are at least a week-long celebration in Schultzville:

Kate opens a few gifts.

Bratz are still cool when you're five.

Later she opened more gifts.

And pretended to blow her nose on tissue paper;

just like Sarah's first grade teacher Miss Paxson

taught her class.

THE BIG DAY

Kate's actual birthday has fallen on the weekend for the last two years. This year it was on Sunday - so she was able to have her birthday party on her her real birthday.

This year her birthday was a beach theme complete with beach mats, umbrellas, a pool to slide in, water guns. and the most expensive bouncer known to man. (I won't go on and on about the cost of bouncers in Central Illinois but I have to say in Arizona we could get one for $65; here most places want several times that plus your first born and left arm. Who are they kidding? In this economy? Nonetheless, you can't have a party with 40+ kids and not have a bouncer. I wasn't willing to part with Sarah so I searched and found a guy an hour away who would do it a bit cheaper. )

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Supermom sets out coolers full of ice cream and popsicles

for the kids to have whenever they want.
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There's always plenty of seating.
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Candy, cheetos, pretzels . . .
Oh yeah, Supermom can do kids parties.

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Fun with water guns.
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I'm having fun!!
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There's the bouncer.

Almost completely empty.

Who knew the water guns and little pool would

be a bigger hit than a bouncy castle?
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Wardrobe change.
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Time for cake.

That's a beach cake with puppies on it.

You may now sing.

Note:>> I have many more pics of the party, the pinata and opening gifts but it takes so darn long to load them into blogger. Just know it was a wonderful day and Miss Kate had a great time.

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Make a wish.

Happy Birthday Baby Kate!!