Hannah’s 7 on the 1st!

First of all, I find it hard to believe that Hannah is turning 7.  How did that happen?

We had her party today (7/31) at a local park, a very bike-friendly park, since Hannah’s riding on two wheels now!  The kids in attendance brought bikes and various wheeled things, so everyone had fun on wheels.  There is also a playground, so there was climbing, swinging, sliding, and general merriment. 

The morning was cloudy and cool, but our prayers were heard and the clouds cleared for the party.  There’s Hannah, biking around the path at the park:

You can see how sunny it was.

Naomi spent almost the entire 2 hours – well, almost 3, by the time we left – on her glider.  Or one of the other little girl’s bikes.  She’s a biking addict!  Michael and the girls rode to the park on their bikes.  I would have, too, had it not been for some pesky details like a cooler, a cake, and other refreshments.

There’s a fun climbing structure at the park.  Michael and Mr. Pat had a fun time on it.  You can see Sim in the bottom right corner, trying to get on the climbing structure.  No dice.

This is fun!

He REALLY wanted on the play structure.  Incidentally, bold horizontal stripes are a great thing to put on a toddler for playground outings.  He was very easy to spot.

Did I mention that Naomi likes to bike?

 

Sim tried out the scooter his cousins brought along.

 

One of the few moments that Naomi wasn’t biking, caught on camera.

 

She had a fun time at the party.

Sim decided that the structure for the little kids was a fine substitute for climbing walls.

 

Michael is attempting to light the candles on the cake while the breeze is blowing.  It’s trickier than you’d think.  That’s the famous Apple Breakfast Cake that Hannah’s had for the last 5 birthdays.  Well, not the same cake, really, but the same kind of cake.

  

Gifts were given and appreciated, and we brought home a tired but very happy birthday girl.  And her tired but happy siblings, too.

And apparently a tired but happy Dada, who had to lie down on the couch for a nap after the kids were put to bed.