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Kaylee party: part 2

Holey toledo! My baby is 5!!!!
IMG_7560Barry and Sam on the TV via SKYPE. They couldn’t miss their only nieces birthday!

IMG_7561Papa and Yaiyai surprised us! They said they weren’t going to make it for the party or wedding. Their pants were SO afire! Such a happy surprise.

IMG_7563The Children were just a BIT excited to see them.

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IMG_7567Let the party start!

IMG_7572Rebekah was our designated reader of the clues. They wanted to put pirate Stich in jail. Hahaha.

IMG_7573It took them longer than I thought to find the second clue.

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IMG_7583Pin the tail on Scooby to find another clue. It was on the door under the tails.

IMG_7588This clue told us to eat some cupcakes. The children were all over that idea!

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IMG_7593So she started off at the table, but then Barry on Skype couldn’t see so we moved to the coffee table so Barry could sing to her as well.

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IMG_7600Time to eat!

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IMG_7605Barry just chillin’.

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IMG_7614The egg and dairy free chocolate, chocolate chip cupcakes were YUMMY!

IMG_7619Another clue. Telling them it was pinata time.

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IMG_7623Me telling the children the rules. Birthday child goes first, then youngest to oldest. And EVERYONE has to stay back!

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IMG_7634Sharice helping me out by writing names on bags. She’s cute like that.

IMG_7647The oldest cracked the pinata, and the kiddos rushed forward. This is me trying to keep them back. Haha, good luck right?

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IMG_7651Tis done! 🙂

IMG_7657I had to add this photo of my friend Ting and my Mom on the swing set. I LOVE that my swing set is super tough, and adults can play too!

IMG_7659Reading the last clue.

IMG_7660Gifts are back!

IMG_7661Sam had to go off to work, but Barry hung around on the telly the whole party. He’s cool like that.

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This girl got spoiled. She loved everything she got.

IMG_7689She had a great party! We loved that she had some far away cousins able to attend since they were in town for Uncle Josh’s wedding. It made for a crazy weekend, but a super fun one.

It was SO crazy busy that I didn’t get her birthday photo shoot in until Monday. But since her party was on her actual Birthday this year I don’t feel TOO horrible about it. 😉

Five year old photos up next.

let’s do it right!


Was the subject of an e-mail from my Mom. I just opened the e-mail and it informed me that we have been misspelling her title. I LOVE my Mom. She cracks me up. She is amazing, and OH SO FUNNY! It took her almost a year after Kaylee was born to pick her title. γιαγιά is Greek for Grandmother. She wants all her grandchildren (so far just the 2) to call her Grandma in a different language. Since Abeula was taken by her Mom she chose γιαγιά. So far Kaylee has it easy. She wants poor Regan to call her Babushka!

Which is Russian. Hmm. wonder what languages the future grandchildren will get landed with (thought bubble)…..

German: Oma (“Oh-mah”)
Chinese: Ama (“Ah-mah”)
Mandarin: Nainai
Finnish: Isoäiti
Arabic: Teta (tay-tuh)
Portuguese: Avó
Korean: Halmoni (“hal-muh-nee”)
Italian: Nonna
Bulgarian: Baba
Welsh: Mam-gu (Southern Welsh for Grandmother)
Nain(Northern Welsh for Grandmother)
Slovenian: Babica (bàbitsa)

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