For the past few years we have thrown a pretty large Luau during the end of July to celebrate my birthday as well as Dan's whose birthday is in June. Last year we had over 40 friends and family over and other than the cooler temperature, it was one of funnest parties so far.However, with that large of a group it became difficult to mingle with everyone. This year we discussed it and decided to just invite friends. We get to see our family for various occasions throughout the year and thought this might be a good time to catch up with friends. Little did we know that the date we chose would also be a popular one for several of our friends to go out of town...or have brand-new babies to take care of (congrats Kyle and Melissa and Wes and Bekki!). So our group was a cozy one and it was nice to be able to hang out more rather than jumping from one table to the next.
The Tiki Lounge
Pina Colada fountain
My little Hula Girl
The kids loved being able to serve themselves.
Natalie and her friend Sarah
The kids had fun making tropical crafts...our friend Angel enjoyed showing off his manly coconut bra...(where's the shirt that says "real men wear pink water wings.")
After his nap, Hayden joined us for lunch, then he and Isaac had a shoot-out with the Nerf guns. Anne gets to relax in the shade with Matthew (almost 4 mo. old)
It 
wasn't long before the water battles started.Chris launched a very soggy Nerf ball across the pool, then used his stealth moves to shoot Angel in mid-air while he plunged off the diving board. Once the water balloons were brought out it was every man/child for himself.
The parachute was also a big hit with the kids.
2 comments:
Had a great time! Thanks to all that could make it. I am glad I wasn't the only one that ate way too much food! :-)
Oh Alyssa-everything looks great! Wish we could have joined you all! You are such a great hostess! Your Tiki hut was awesome! Loved all the thought you put in to the details. How fun!
Nice Bikini Shirt Dan! Ha!
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