Swim Party!

Will has had quite the birthday WEEK. Jared observed this morning that Will has had THREE parties (actually 2 parties with a church playdate sandwiched between)!

Yesterday, we celebrated family style with our close friends (his buds and ours) ... with a swim party! The day was HOT, the pool was cool, and we all had a great time in honor of four years with the Wilburforce.

Some pics to memorialize the occasion ...

Michelle & Caleb (just one of the super pregnant mommies who braved the heat to spend the morning with us)

The splasher, bouncer, climbing wall, slide ... courtesy of the Altavillas ...

The "big" kids lined up for the seahorse race ...

Look at those seahorses go!

The kiddos struggling to heft the greased watermelons out of the pool (not the best game execution on my part ... but it sounded like a fun idea!)

Water balloon fight!

Pizza!

Patiently awaiting his chocolate DINOSAUR cake!

Will blowing out his candles (with some moral support from Mikayla!)

Yay Will! (pretty sure Caleb was napping by this point!)

FOUR!!!

Judah! (side note - Judah became a big brother TODAY!!

Little Audrey and Will have the same birthday!)

The Hellers!

Will loves Lucy!

... and he loves his big brother too!

Will and the Spy Mater (which, apparently is his new favorite toy - or at least the one he was holding when I asked him these questions)

PRESENTS!

Will getting some love from our dear friend, Angie (aka "Mrs. Erickson").

Will and Miss Julie - who has been our summer nanny. Miss Julie's had lots of time to study what Will likes and knocked it out of the park with this cool Thomas train track set. Will was up at FIVE AM this morning to play with it! :-)

We LOVE the Riccios!

And me with some of MY dear friends.

** I love this picture with Lisa and Christy (& Judah & Audrey in Christy's tummy). Not only because I love these girls, but also because Judah decided to turn and say CHEESE! at the exact right moment. AND, I love this picture because it shows what great friends we have. Christy's husband had a youth event to run so she brought Judah by herself to swim, 9+ months pregnant. Not even 24 hours after this picture was taken, the Bentleys welcomed little Audrey Christine! Yay for birthdays and new life. :-)

What a fun day with great friends celebrating Will!