Seventh Birthday

Zoe's birthday fell on a Friday this year, so our original plan was to take her out to dinner with one of her friends; however, that changed into hosting a few friends at our house. This was great, because they all got to play. On top of that, I think there was an entire cake for each child, which meant plenty of leftovers for me. Plus there is nothing quite like trick candles.

We then had her actual birthday party at The Palace, which is where she celebrated her fifth birthday. Now that she is skating with junior roller derby, she was fully decked out with her own pads and skates when she went out on the rink before everyone else showed up.

Of course once everyone got there, everyone was having a good time, even though not everyone was skating.

After a couple hours of skating and video games and ticket machines and climbing around in the padded play area, everyone was ready for some food. Once that was consumed, it was time for some singing and yet another cake.

We were so happy that everyone was able to come out and celebrate the day. My favorite part had to be when Zoe's new friends from roller derby all got together on the rink and skated around like a little pack.

Thank you to everyone who came out, even those who did not follow directions and brought gifts. :) I can't wait to see what the next year brings!

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