July 3rd and a (surprise!) birthday party

As if July 3rd wasn’t a whirlwind enough (at least in our house!), we added a surprise birthday party for Carolyn as well! Abigail planned the whole thing, including their surprise arrival at our July 3rd party, decoy events on Saturday to throw her off the trail, and even had to fake a migraine on Sunday so we could decorate the venue for the party! Trust me when I say, we’re still recovering from almost-weeklong festivities.

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Maelle is FIVE

We didn’t let not living in our house keep us from hosting Maelle’s birthday party in the backyard. Thankfully, we were blessed with a beautiful day (finally! no rain!), since without the use of the house OR garage, we were going to be in a world of trouble if the weather called for a downpour.

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