Last Saturday we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at Fort Vancouver to celebrate Clara's 3rd birthday. Clara had fun running around with her friends, while the adults were able to enjoy some good conversation! Matt, Clara, Maggie & JB waiting for the drumsticks to finish smoking on the barbecue. Maggie's first bbq! |
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| Audrey, Avery & Natalie playing with their bubble wands. |
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| Rachel was happy to hold Maggie while I took care of party stuff! |
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| It is always fun to watch the kids interact and enjoy time together. Clara was pleased to have so many of her buddies there! |
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| In looking at this picture, I am so thankful for the girl friends I have here in Washington. God has definitely provided great friendships for me and wonderful families for us to connect with. |
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| It was a windy day, so we decided to wait until after singing "Happy Birthday" to light the candle. |
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| Clara anticipating her big moment...only to have it snatched away by the wind! |
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| Matt, determined as ever, moved the cupcake to the bench... |
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| I wasn't able to capture it, but, yes the candle was actually lit! |
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| One happy birthday girl! |
As she was crawling into bed I asked her what her favorite part of the party was and she replied, "The candle with the '3'." It's the little things...
Later Matt told me he had asked her the same question and she had said, "Barbecuing chicken with you before the party and eating the first piece of meat." She is definitely Daddy's little helper when it comes to the bbq.
