Birthday Party!

This year, Sophie and Zoe had a flip-flop themed pool party. We started the festivities at our house. Andy manned the grill while I had all of the kids decorate canvas bags that had a flip-flop design on them. Those became the goody bags, which I filled with goggles, flip-flops, and squirt toys for the pool.

After eating hot dogs, burgers and of course birthday cake, we all headed down the street to the pool. The girls had so much fun with their friends, and kept thanking me for making such a nice party for them. That right there made it worth all the time and trouble.
Most of the time for the party was spent on this cake. I have to thank my friend Jennifer for coming over the day before the party with her fondant and other cake decorating supplies. It was a lot of work to get the cake just right, but I think it came out fantastic. Wonder how I'll outdo myself next year??