Surprise Party!

May 25, 2009 | Filed Under Eliza Dove, Friends, Photos 

My (terrific) friends surprised me and our friend Catherine (she’s going to nursing school in Florida) with a going away party last night! I had no clue… which was, of course, the point. I started to suspect something was going on when Daniel woke our sleeping children so we could go… “somewhere.”

Really. Wake our sleeping children?

I informed him that he was crazy.

Because, probably like you, should you be a parent, waking sleeping children goes against everything we believe in.

Turns out that the “somewhere” was a party. I was completely surprised and very touched.

Judah the cake sniffer

Brandy’s amazingly delicious White Texas Sheet cake passed Judah’s sniff test.

The big hit of the night with the kids was the play castle. The parents loved it because between that and the trampoline… all children were contained and happy. Perfect!

Eliza took a turn checking the castle out…

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When did my baby girl get to be so big?

I miss the soft, snuggley sweetness of baby Eliza but I am infatuated with little girl Eliza. You know that line “… everything little thing she does is magic?” Yeah, well, that’s how I feel about my Eliza Dove.

She thrills me.

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Comments

4 Responses to “Surprise Party!”

  1. kimberly Dudley on May 26th, 2009 11:18 am

    How sweet of your friends! Im so glad you had a party. The picture of Judah smelling the cake – oh, SO FUNNY!! I thought he was licking one of the strawberries. My kids could NEVER get that close to a cake and not actually touch it. That boy has his Mama’s will-power, made of steel!!

    Love Eliza’s hair:) She is getting so big!

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  2. A Crafty Mom on May 26th, 2009 7:41 pm

    What a fun time!! I’m so glad you had a going away party!!

    Those photos are absolutely amazing – Eliza is GORGEOUS in that sundress!! And look at her hair! Leah is so envious as her baldness is causing me to keep her in hats all the time.

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  3. Muthering Heights on May 26th, 2009 8:38 pm

    It sounds like a fun evening!

    Oh, and the “sniff test” is absolutely adorable! What a goof!

  4. Tiana on May 30th, 2009 12:07 am

    Look @ those cheeks! Oooooo soooo cute!

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