June 8, 2014

  • Étienne's Eight Birthday Party

    Étienne turned eight on Wednesday! Here is the traditional mother-child birthday photo:
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    Saturday was the birthday party. In a fit of insanity, we agreed to let him invite his entire second-grade class. Luckily, only 15 said they would come, and only 13 showed up, but that still meant 14 eight-year-olds running around our backyard.

    Our friends Kyle & Richard visited from Denver, and Kyle helped set up a tie-dye station for the big activity. Here the kids are ready to dye, and Kyle demonstrates how to tie up a tshirt.
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    The kids squirted dye on the tied shirts. Here are all the finished shirts curing in the sun.
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    Veronica invited two of her friends to help wrangle eight-year-olds, telling them they could dye shirts as well. Dye hands!
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    After tie-dying, the kids played in the backyard. Duck-duck-goose, and bubble machine!
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    Carl enjoyed being on the girls team...
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    Finished t-shirts!
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    Étienne opening presents.
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    Birthday cake, with very loud singing.
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    Eight candles blown out!
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    All the kids got to take home their dyed shirts. We'll see how many wear them to school tomorrow!
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Comments (1)

  • Looks awesome! Happy birthday, Étienne! Good to see Carl & Roni helping out, and so nice that Kyle & Richard could be there. What great memories you'll all have. :)

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