Friday, April 20, 2012

Hip Hippo-ray it's Jillian's birthday!

After our donut celebration, it was time for the party to begin!  Jillian invited all of her friends to a cheerleading gym to bounce on the trampolines, play in the bounce houses and enjoy lots of hippo fun!
The Hippo Cupcakes!

 I found a store on Etsy that made this cute banner for Jillian along with the cupcake pics - they were perfect!
 I filled these cute hippo snack cups with animal shaped candies
 Jillian possibly has a future in party planning because she was insistent on a few details: 1) Hippo cupcakes 2) Purple balloons ("no red, no blue, no yellow. Just purple balloons.") 3) Purple flowers.  Every time we saw purple flowers in gardens or at a store the past month or so, she has said "I ask for those at my birthday party" So, I found these pretty purple tulips and added a hippo!
 Uncle Neil helped get Jillian into the trampolines

 Meredith and her friend Raegan (whose sister, Schaeffer is one of the kids Jillian calls "my best friend") loved running up and down the trampoline - looks like Jillian and Landon were having a blast, too!
 Just running!
 Meredith and Katie captivated the owner's attention to try to learn cartwheels while they were there!
 So much fun bouncing
 Time for a rest
 Look how much fun the kids are having


 Ok, so maybe the adults had even more fun!
 Jillian and some of her favorite boys

 Beans and I had fun bouncing together
 After working on a cartwheel, Meredith officially perfected a somersault, which she was really happy about

 Walking the balance beam


 Happy birthday to you!



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