Hannah's Pool Party

Last Saturday was Hannah's birthday party. She decided she wanted a swimming party this year so we had it at one of the pools at Pearl Harbor. It was really nice because we had the whole pool to ourselves. There were also 2 lifeguards there the entire time so we didn't have to really worry about the guests that weren't strong swimmers. Hannah likes the little water slide at the pool and I like that there's a shallow end for the little ones (like Sammy).

This year I decided to only make a few things; the invitations, the piñata, and some beach ball cookies. I wanted to keep it simple. All was going according to plan until the piñata. It took WAAAAAAAAAY longer than I expected. First of all, it took a whole day for each layer of papier-mâché (which I originally did 4 layers of). Then I put all of the goodies inside and it seemed to be sooooo heavy, so I did another layer allover and an additional layer near the top. Then it was finally time to decorate. That took forever, too. I cut up a bunch of little squares of tissue paper and glued each one on individually after wrapping it around the eraser of a pencil. If I had to estimate how many hours it took to cover the whole piñata, I would say about 20-25. Can you believe that?! It was ridiculous, even by my standards, but once I had started, I didn't see any other way to do it without destroying hours of work. Anyway, Hannah really liked it, which is all that matters.

In this little slideshow/album, you'll see a few pictures of the invitation, the cookies I made, and the infamous piñata, as well as of my little angel. She said this was her favorite party so far. She had 15 guests attend and had so much fun with them. The party was supposed to be from 1-3pm, but we ended up staying until about 5pm. A few of the guests begged their parents to let them stay longer and Hannah & Sam weren't ready to leave either.

Overall, I'd say it was a success! (Thank you, Jesus!)

Hannah's Pool Party @ Yahoo! Video