Elli's 4th Birthday Party

A few weeks ago we had Elli's 4th birthday party at the 'red hotel slide' (as they kids would say).  We booked a few rooms at a hotel about an hour north of where we live.  We told Elli she could only invite her cousins, their parents, and Nana's and Papa's.  As the party got closer she kept asking if she could invite her other friends, but unfortunately we're not made of money and we'd already spent way more than I ever thought we would for one of our kid's birthday parties.  We knew when we sold our house that having a party here would be out of the question, so this worked out really well.  Also, I'm not sure I could have planned a party with the way my morning sickness and exhaustion were!

We made a last minute decision to head up on Friday evening since the weather was supposed to get bad.  We were packing our clothes and Connor was upset that we weren't leaving right then to go…..He was soooo ready to swim (as you can tell!).

Cake and Presents

 All Elli wanted was an 'Elsa' dress and wig for her birthday.  Can you tell how excited she was when she opened it up?

I ended up just ordering a cake from the Wal-Mart by the hotel!  She had to have an Ariel cake with Ursula on it!

 The youngest guest...

 Taking over the hot tub...

 I am continually amazed how Scott has so much energy. We left almost as soon as he walked in the door from being gone for a few days from a trip and he played with all the kids nonstop as soon as we got to the hotel.

Elli, Kensley and Dane riding on Scott down the slide….

 Once again...

We watched a movie in our room on Saturday night….all the kids were huddled around the iPad watching Frozen.

 Elli tried on her new Elsa dress and wig!

 On Sunday, we let the kids swim for a bit then headed to Cracker Barrel for a birthday lunch!  The kids were so exhausted from the weekend….the fell asleep within minutes of getting in to the car!

It was a successful birthday weekend!  And she's already talking about her party for next year….geesh!