Sydney's 7th Birthday

It's always sad when summer is over and it's time to go back to school.  Austin and Sydney were excited about school this year.  Austin was hoping for a better year since now he can hear.  Sydney loves school and loves learning.  Austin is now in 3rd grade and Sydney is in 2nd grade.

Sydney's birthday is always right around the time of school starting.  That is always a challenge determining when best to have her party.  We decided the weekend after school starts would work best.  She wanted a swim party at a place that had a water slide this year.  The pool was inside.  Even though it's still summer, it worked out in case it rained.  She had so much fun!  Lots of girls were able to attend.  Plus the the boy siblings.

Unicorns are her favorite thing right now.  She got unicorn cupcakes, cakes and cookies.  Plus I made unicorn water bottles with everyone's name on them.  I got my Cricut machine out.  I haven't used it in years.  It was fun for me to make them.

On Sydney's birthday, we went to Steak n Shake for dinner.  That's the kids favorite.  They claim they have the best macaroni and cheese.  Plus they even got a milkshake.  After dinner, we went to football practice.  Sydney likes playing with the girls there.  It was a good birthday.

On Labor Day weekend, she had a sleepover at her best friends house.  Sydney has been asking for this for a while.  We finally said yes.  She had a great time until the morning.  When she got sick.  I felt so bad for her.  Luckily she felt better the next day.

We also decided to buy water rafts to raft down the river.  We could have rented them but it was cheaper to go to Dick's and buy them.  So we bought four of them.  Then we drive 2 cars down to the river to leave one at the end.  The kids had a great time!  The water was a little chilly but not too bad.  And it takes longer than you would expect.  Especially when you have kids swimming up stream for a tennis ball.