Mike was a great guy and let me run off to try Bikram Yoga ("hot" yoga) with Sue as soon as we pulled up in Dallas. I just jumped out of the van and into Sue's car and we headed out. Thank you, Mikey! So as Sue & I were dripping stretching and sweating, this is what the girls & JM were up to:
I tried to minimize the icing on the top since I know Mimi's not a big fan of frosting. Plus, I knew the girls would want to decorate. Apparently, they each took half the cake & decorated their halves.
Breakfast for JM with Mimi (and some bopping with the birthday balloon)
After semi-recovering from the yoga (which was fun, but very intense) with a great brunch, we hung out with the kiddos for the rest of the afternoon. Aunt Sue was a very good aunt - she played games, snuggled, allowed herself to be bopped with the birthday balloon, posed for endless pictures from our budding photographer, carried John Michael around, the list could go on...
Here are a few shots from the day:
Can you see the family resemblance?
That's our Clara - ready to give a good wallop with that balloon!
For Mimi's party, the girls had picked flipping frogs for party "favors." I didn't really want to buy these, thinking they wouldn't be a lot of fun. Okay - I was completely wrong. Everyone had fun making them fling across the table (especially Gracie & Clara) and Mimi & Clara played with the frogs for almost an hour, with Clara making up various games and different ways to arrange the frogs. There were endless variations of things to do with the frogs. I think Pap might win the prize for the most unusual.
Clara perfecting the launch
Pap keeping an eye on Clara and those frogs!
Sorting and making patterns
Yes, check out the top of the head...
As a great finish to a fun day, we sang Happy Birthday to Mimi & had some yummy spice cake.
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What a fun time!!
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