Lydia's Friend Party

The Friday after Lydia's birthday she had a party with a few of her friends and her cousin. It was Lydia's first birthday party with friends. We usually have just had parties with family members. She was so excited. All the girls and our family got swimsuits on and headed to the pool by our home. We were lucky enough that it ended up being a free swim day! It was the first time for Violet to go swimming. She seemed afraid of the water at first, but then she warmed up to it.

Lydia acts different around her friends! She is usually pretty quite around most people outside the family. She was quite playful and silly. The girls all had a really fun time swimming. We then headed home for pizza. Then the girls watched the new "Alice in Wonderland" in a tent in the backyard. Carly headed home part way through the movie since she had family plans in the evening. The rest of the girls, except Adelle, started their night sleeping in the tent. Adelle was devastated that she couldn't join in with the girls. It reminded me of when I was little.

The sleepover started well enough, but then Lydia's cousin got scared at 2:00 AM so all of the girls headed downstairs to finish out their night. Wes made the girls a special breakfast in the morning of pancakes, bacon and orange juice.

The party ended about 12:00. Lydia loved spending time with her friends!!