I kind of decided a year and a half ago, that it would be a lot easier to throw Cally a birthday party in the summer than it is during the week leading up to Christmas. I didn't exactly tell Cal that this is the way it was going to be, but I made a good enough argument and she decided it would be a great idea.
For months, Cally tried to decide what kind of birthday party she wanted. Scott mentioned that it would be fun to have her come back to where it all started-- High Meadow (that is where she came home to from the hospital). Fortunately, it was not being rented the weekend we had our eye on.
The weather could not have been more perfect and the kids had a ball swimming and they even built fairy houses.
Dinner involved putting a tofu pup, turkey dog, or hot dog on a stick with dough wrapped around it-- weiner wraps of sorts. They were such a hit.
And the cupcakes were attempts to look like toadstool mushrooms....
It was a perfect way to celebrate Cal and the official summer solstice.
