Happy 7th Birthday Alex!

After weeks and weeks of Alex counting down to July 10 at 3 p.m. for his birthday party with a water slide, we had a repeat of last year. For the second year in a row, and probably because we were banking on the usual hot summer weather, rain threatened Alex’s outdoor party.

With a week of record rainfall (as of July 10, this year had already passed the monthly average), Mom and Dad were nervously watching the forecast. As early as the morning of the party, each of them said that the worst would happen right during the party. So, we made the executive decision at 10 a.m. to move up to 11 a.m. when it was cloudy and humid but not rainy. We have some incredible friends that reacted on short notice.

Fortunately, the time change only meant a couple of no shows. (We are sorry that Kathryn and Colin missed out though.) Instead of 25 kids, we still had about 22 kids enjoying a very wet day on the waterslide with only breaks to eat pizza and Mario cake, which was awesomely created by Carla again.

Thanks to everyone and their kids who came, slid and splashed for a couple hours to celebrate our little boy’s 7th birthday. Happy birthday, Alex, from Mom, Dad and Sydney. We love you and next year, you can give us a birthday present by having your party indoors and reducing our stress level.