Happy 6th Birthday, Gwen!!

Somehow my baby turned 6 on December 23rd. Since her birthday is in the winter and right near Christmas, she wanted to mix it up this year with a Hula Party! We went ahead and invited 22 of our closest friends and neighbors, including every girl in her kindergarten class. It was so much fun! Admittedly, it was a little bit stressful considering it was the day after our dinner party and the day before my family arrived for Christmas, but we powered through it and Gwen had a great day!

The kids filling bottles with colored sand... They also painted seashells...

Gwen's Flip Flop Cake!

Blowing out the candles

Gwen whacking the pinata

Darcy taking a turn - note the sword is upside down : )

Beckett's turn - Lo and behold, it was his blow that did it!

Beckett got crabby but the girls got right to work playing peek-a-boo and saved the day!

Gwen showing off her new earrings.

Blowing out her candles on her real birthday. She had originally wanted a carrot cake, but I didn't think I could make a carrot cake into a set of flip flops, so we just got her a single serving for her real day.