birthday party

Right after Kara's ballet, we hurried over to Dash Point beach for a birthday party for the girls' friend, Mathias. I didn't take the camera out to the beach, but they had fun playing in the water for a bit. But we mostly stayed in the grassy, picnic area. Kiersten wanted to eat some of everything. Kara playing tag with Ethan.

Kiersten loved playing with this toy with Daddy.

After a yummy dinner, there was a piñata. All the kids were anxious for their turn.

Kiersten trying to do some damage.

The kids couldn't break it, so Ben got a turn. He took it down in one swipe, and I wasn't fast enough to get a picture. That thing really went flying, though.

All the kids getting candy. Kiersten was hesitant to get in the fray, but did end up with a few little handfuls.

showing off her spoils.

It was a busy and fun day. We were glad to have sunday to relax and recover, though. We stayed home most of the day, with only a short trip to Dairy Queen for some ice cream.