1/2 Birthday

This weekend we celebrated Mckenzie's 9 1/2 birthday. It was a luau theme, poolside. Every year we have such a hard time deciding what we are going to do for her birthday party, but she gets so discouraged because it is in December and so close to Christmas it is hard to plan something. So half birthdays we get to do something more fun. Not a lot of money or time is spent putting it together but we always have fun celebrating it. 

This tradition started shortly after Jimmy and I had gotten married. Mckenzie was pouting that her cousins always got to have "cool" birthday parties, whether they were at the park, pool parties, or just somewhere that we didn't have to worry about the weather affecting the outcome of her party. Then my mom told her that we should celebrate half birthdays. Her face lit up. We explained that there wouldn't be presents, just a party. She didn't care, she loved the idea. After the party, we were determined that she would forget, of coarse she would. She was 3 1/2. Man were we wrong! The next year rolled around and a month before she started asking about it.

This year we invited a couple of our friends and family and had a small cookout. Partnered with half of a cake, we were bound to have a great time.

Also, we have been practicing tricks on the trampoline. We have mastered the flip! Any suggestions on what to try next?