Happy 4th Birthday Hunter

My first baby is FOUR years old!! Sept. 13th is Hunter's birthday. This year was cool because his birthday fell on a Saturday. So, he got to have his party on his actual birthday! We had a "slip n slide and snow cone" party. Everything was outside! Gotta love Houston...a 'cold front' blew in early Saturday morning with rain!!! His party started at 9:30am, and the rain stopped around 9:15am...phew that was close!!

We knew it may be raining, so we decorated Friday night. Good thing!! Scott, my niece Ally, the girl neighbors and I decorated late Friday night. People stopped by to tell us "you know it's going to be raining tomorrow morning?!" We may have looked a little crazy! I am so thankful that the rain stopped right before his guest got here, we had time to decorate, and Hunter had  BLAST at his party!

Hunter had soccer practice before his party. Scott took the boys to the very wet soccer practice, and they got home right at 9:30- just in time for the party! Hunter got home to the snow cone truck ready to go, doughnut holes, cupcakes, slip n slide, bounce house, the roller coaster from backyard, and our last minute s'more table!! We moved our fire-pit table to the front yard for the kids to make s'mores for the "cold front!" Only in Houston would you have snow cones and s'mores at the same party!

The kids all had a BLAST, to say the least! I saw some children shivering, but it didn't stop the fun! Kids were going from activity to activity. They had colored lips from the snow cones, and we heard lots of laughing! Hunter was the most excited birthday boy I have ever seen! He adores all his friends, and he was over the moon to have his friends to his house for his party! I was such a proud momma!

I am a decoration hoarder! I never throw away party decorations. I have a basket of banners, table decor, etc! I literally didn't buy one decoration for this party!! I just put everything together, and it was perfect! Our yard looked like a circus, but it was a birthday boy's DREAM! Wonderful day!

Faith Ann, as always, was such a trooper! She was passed from person to person all morning. She was so sleepy, but didn't make a peep! She was so calm and would melt into everyone's arms! She fell asleep and continued to be passed around- sound asleep! She made many people so happy as they held her...such a beautiful, sweet, peaceful little angel!

Trent was right in the middle of all the fun! He is such a cool dude! He is so 'go with the flow!' It took him about 30 minutes to eat his snow cone, then he held the hose for the slip n slide a long time! Love that sweet boy!!

Happy Birthday Hunter! Hunter is so witty, joyful, thoughtful, genuine, sweet, smart, loving, and so much more! He is so spunky and full of life! He is the best big brother. His heart is SO big! His mind is amazing...he blows me away daily. The things he remembers, the concepts he understands, his imagination- he is something else!! He is so social and loves friends, loves people! People gravitate to Hunter....he spreads his joy to others! I can't say enough about Hunter. I am so proud to be Hunter's mom. God blessed him with so many gifts, and God blessed me when he gave me Hunter- my joyful spirit!!