The Andrews came over the other day to watch the Packer / Vikings game (Vikes won).
During halftime, we all played Beatles Rock Band which was was a ton of fun. It was cool to see the whole family and Jake and Emma enjoyed showing off their ‘Lucy in the Sky’ skills.
The party was Saturday and it was just a ton of fun. Tara worked really hard and getting the theme right and just nailed it. The morning was dedicated to setting up, which Abby really enjoyed since Grandma and Aunt Shelly came by to help… and she loves her Grandma!
The decorations came out great, and Abby knew that something special was going on for her.
The kids all got monkey masks… note that the girls have little pink flowers on theirs.
In the first game, they all got to pick their monkey names. Emma was ‘Silly Monkey’ and Jake was ‘Noisy Monkey’.
The second game was a monkey stringing contest. The kids really liked this one!
The third game was ‘pin the banana on the monkey’. Fun!
The kids got to make their own banana split. Ava likes a LOT of sprinkles.
Abby really liked her cake.
We had a lot of fun opening gifts and hanging out with friends and family. We’re blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives with such great kids!
I have to admit, it was a little bittersweet for both Tara and I. On one hand, it was a perfect party and Abby had a TON of fun, on the other hand our little girl is no longer an infant and we are reminded that the days are long, but the years are short.
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