We celebrated Maddux's fifth birthday on the actual date, as usual. We planned to meet a few family friends at the pool for dinner and cake and lots and lots of pool play. Given the date, a few of our friends were out of town, but there were still plenty of 'yes' responses. At the last minute two of the 'yes' families had to back out due to sickness, but there was STILL 6 or 7 kid friends (and at least as many adult friends) to help Maddux blow out the candles. We arrived at the pool around 4:30, eyeing the storms in the distance. The kids got to swim for about 30 minutes before the thunder started. Not a problem: we went straight to the cake and food. Lehr and I made Maddux a rainbow cake that didn't show it's colors until you cut into it. The kids loved it (even though Maddux didn't like the green and yellow cake taste, despite the fact that all colors were the same flavor). The storms kept overhead, so we pulled out the crafts Maddux and I picked out earlier in the week. I brought them just in case the kids got bored with swimming...thank goodness! All of the kids made at least one foam visor covered in sea animals. Maddux had a great time and we all made it home without a drop of rain on us!
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