Birthday Bash

This weekend we went to a 1st birthday party for Elsa's friend, Violet. The weather was great and we spent a lot of time outside, much to Elsa's delight.

In the background: Violet the birthday girl in her highchair, and Elsa on the side waiting with other kids to eat the cute butterfly cake.


Enjoying cake and ice cream with Gracie and Ashley.


She really liked playing in their playhouse and on the toddler slide.



She also appreciated the simpler things, like playing with rocks and weeds.


Violet's party was fun in a lot of other ways too: 1. They have goats. 2. They have a bunny. The kids loved seeing the animals, and at one point Maddy, Elsa, and Gracie decided it was hilarious to bang on the bunny's cage.


Even after after someone hollered at them to stop it, they kept smiling and kept right at it. Poor bunny.


We all had a great time at the party, and Elsa was particularly wound up after we got home. We put her to bed at 7pm (1 hour ago) and she's still up there mumbling phrases like,"Ashley, Maddy, Cake", "Happy Birthday Violet", and my favorite, the random shout out,"Party!"