Before we moved away...

(so sorry for they layout issues. I tried my best and just gave up in the end.)

from all of Chloe's friends we decided to throw her a birthday party.My parents were in town to help us move so it was perfect timing as well. I was so glad that it was a nice day, (yes you can have bad days in Vallejo, it is very similar to Washington weather) we ended up having a pizza / pool party for her in our back yard.

This is Alexis and her son London

Annie and her son Dax. Baby Zoe is in the belly

this is Kerry and her son Caleb. (No they are not extra special, just issues with the layout)

And this is Marie with her daughter Cadence.

We had a fun time trying to come up with a cake that everybody could eat. Chloe is allergic to eggs and my dad is allergic to corn. Most box cakes have both ingredients in them . SO we did a box yellow cake and a home made egg free, corn free chocolate cake. Both turned out really good. I made cupcakes so it was easier to deal with, remember we had a bunch of toddlers running around. Since I didn't just want to have a bunch of cupcakes, I made them look like an actual cake. That was a lot of fun. I am so glad that my mom was there to help me with the decorating.

(Chloe and Cadence were attacking the cakes as you can see in the pictures)

Here Chloe is being sung to. She really liked it. Oh and it was too windy for the candles to light, so she just stared at the cake. I was actually kind of happy that she didn't have to figure out the candle thing just yet, plus we get to reuse them.

The kids had a great time eating the cake and candy and playing in the pool.

This was interesting, Chloe started to walk around holding the candy stick in her hand like this and pretending to smoke. She has never been around people who smoke, so I thought this was, well, interesting.

I am so glad that the pool play went so well. You never know how it will turn out with the kids. Dax was smart and waited until all the other kids were out of the pool and got to enjoy it all by himself. Grandma got a chance to snuggle with the birthday girl for a bit while she warmed up. Both really enjoyed it.

Chloe got some great gifts as well. Caleb picked out a princess bathing suit for Chloe. Dax got her the movie BOLT, Cadence got her a gift card to Target ( oh what fun things we will get with that) and London got her a bunch of stuff for the upcoming road trip. So thoughtful. My mom's friend got Chloe this great red and white striped dress. When Chloe saw it she gasped and squealed "dress!!" All she could do for the next few minutes was show it off to people. One of the gifts my mm got her was a puppy in a purse. Man does she know this kid or what? Favorite toy as of late.

Chloe and Dax, the best of buds are giving each other hugs.

So we had a pretty successful birthday party for Chloe. I am sad that we most likely won't be celebrating anymore birthdays with this amazing group of friends.