Hardy turned six on July 14th and Tirzah turned 8 on July 21st. Because we were going to be on vacation during their birthdays, we decided to throw them a double birthday party the Friday before we left on vacation. We decided to have a cookout, and about 35 people came to the party. I made Hardy a chocolate cake with peanut butter filling with two transformer toys on top. Tirzah's was a strawberry cheesecake cake (with real cheesecake in the middle and fresh strawberry filling) with cute little garden creatures. Those cakes took awhile to put together, but they were so delicious--it was worth it. :)
Here Selah and I are in the living room, watching Tirzah and Hardy open up the gifts. After presents, we played some ring toss and then went outside to play to spray silly string over the front yard. It was such a fun night!
Acarith was great at the party. I must admit, I wondered how she would handle Hardy and Tirzah getting blessed with so many gifts, but she was so mature about it. Before bed that night she said, "Mama, I remember my party at the Rice's house and how I got lots of presents."
No doubt about it, we are so blessed. All of our friends and family showered love upon us, and we are so thankful for all the friendships the Lord has given to our family.
We enjoy seeing how much the kids are growing and to hear how you all are doing! Love to all!
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