Avery's 5th Birthday

This was such a fun birthday! Avery had been anticipating it for at least the past 6 months. After changing her mind several times, she finally settled on the theme "Pinkalicious" after one of her favorite books (and her very favorite color, of course!) She also knew she for sure wanted to have her party at "the gymnastics place", so that's what we did!

It was a ton of fun, and she had a ball being the center of attention.

(That's her, being thrown way up high into the foam pit.)

Ella had lots of fun, too!

Happy birthday to you!



We had 17 kids there! The coaches were busy!

On the day of her actual birthday (the following Tuesday) we had an all-about-Avery day. Boy, did she know it and milk it! She would say, "Since it's my special day today, can I ______?" Of course, how could I say no to anything she asked for?

She spent the morning at our church's incredible VBS, then went to Studio Movie Grill to eat lunch and watch Charlotte's Web. That night, the four of us went bowling, followed by dinner at Chick-fil-A (her choice of course). I'm not sure why Ben and I even paid for shoes, because Avery bowled for all of us.

I LOVE these pictures we got! They totally capture the mood of the evening.

It's really hard for me to believe my baby is FIVE already!