Happy Birthday Sammy Ruthie!

Sam turned 5 in May but we finally had a birthday party in June. There are several Samantha's in our area so we asked Sam if she would like to go by her middle name, Ruth. She said she would like to be Ruthie so we have tried to retrain ourselves, but it isn't easy. Our great friends, the Crandall's, let us borrow their awesome backyard for her party.

We swam in the pool: We played "bubble pie", which was a really fun game that the kids all enjoyed. Oh, except Ruthie, who was having too much fun playing with Peters younger sister.

We played water ballon toss and then "purple bombers" (try to dodge the purple water balloons that are being thrown at you by Ruthie's dad).

Then Sammy Ruthie opened her presents:

And finally, cupcakes. We made flower cupcakes for Ruthie then decided the boys might like bugs instead. Ruthie and her sisters had fun making the dragonflies.

Ruthie has many good friends and they made it a fun party!