At Seven Peaks Waterpark!!
The forecast on Riggins’s birthday was not very pretty. We drove from our house to Seven Peaks in a flash flood with hopes that the sun would pull through as promised on the weather app. Rigg was zonked out by the time we got to the freeway. Jon carried all the decorations to set up while I let Rigg sleep for an extra minute (and paint my toenails) + watched it start to hail. Hail, really? HAIL. There aren’t very many weekend left in summer to reschedule it for, so as long as they weren’t going to close the pools for lightening, the party was going on – – – rain or shine! AND it did. Rigg woke up, the sun shined extra bright, I smeared nine out of ten of my toenails + we pretty much had Seven Peaks all to ourselves.
Ever since we snagged our Pass of All Passes at Seven Peaks on the 24th of July, we’ve spent a big chunk of our time there. We have seriously enjoyed it! But being able to go there with more of our favorite people + celebrate all things Riggins just sealed the deal for us – – – Seven Peaks is the best discovery we’ve made for summer of 2015! Jonah has been begging to have his birthday party there too + I don’t blame him for a second.
Rigg’s element — swimming pool, a place to run around, family, donuts, yellow, creamies + hulk smash. Seven Peaks just made sense. I have a tendancy to go over the top on birthday’s, but we kept things super simple for his party this year. Soda pop + pizza from the snack shack, donuts from Branbury Cross + a little goodie bag filled with Rigg’s favorite things for his pals. {silly string, ice cream popper top thing-a-ma-bobs, nerds, crayons + a picture from jonah}
Jonah trying out Rigg’s new duds. HULK SMASHHHHH forever. Chad’s such a good sport.
Each guest got a tube + each family a can of silly string. The water on the blue slide was FREEEEEEEEEZZZZZING, but the wave pool made up for it! Rigg got the hiccups during our silly string war. Hulk with hiccups, you do the math! 🙂 Cutest little grunts of my life!
My friend Beth painted this portrait of Roo. Can you even believe it?! I mean, she even nailed the way he slunches over his shoulders just right. I can barely draw a legible stick figure in Primary for hang man. This portrait means the world to me. I can’t look at it without crying. I’ll always be able to look back on Rigg’s little mannerisms with such fondness + remember the way he squealed “Das a Riggy! Das A Riggy!!!!!” each time he saw it.
Neat to be loved by such helpful, supportive people who love our kids as much as we do. I’ve always believed that motherhood takes a village, but I also believe that birthday parties take a village – – – plus one. Kidding. Kind of. Kind of not! Happy Birthday Rooster Boy! You are very very loved!
Just found your blog. I love it! Your family is adorable!
Ashley —- Welcome! We are glad you’re here! Thank you so much for you kind words! xx
Ginger!! You and your sweet family are such a breath of fresh air! Love how open, honest and genuine you are!
Stephanie – – – such kind words! Thank you so much! Family is everything to me, it’s a joy to share snippets of our life with the world. Hope you’ve had a good week! xx
I just love the joy you see in the world Ginger!! And how you capture it with words and pictures. Do you mind sharing what kind of camera you use? I normally just use my phone but my love for photography grows every day so I’m hoping to invest in a fancy pants camera soon 🙂 xoxo
Dorenda – – – You’ve always been so kind to me. Thank you! Your words mean a lot to me. I answered a few questions on our FAQ page about photography. You can find it here. I shoot with the Cannon 5d mark ii. Let me know if you have any other questions! A camera is an everlasting investment! I support you 100%. 🙂 Happy Friday! xx
Whoa, those links went a little CRAZY on their spacing. Sorry! I’ve never tried to link on a comment. If you can’t get them to load, here is the link to my camera on amazon. I’m sure you can find them all over the place. But I would keep your eyes peeled around black friday times for camera deals! http://amzn.to/1JqgwRC
You can find the link to my FAQ page at the top of the site! Let me know if you have any other questions. Sorry for the weird spacing! xx
Gorgeous party!! I’m absolutely in love with your bathing suit!! Mind sharing where it’s from?? Thanks so much!
Liz – – – Thank you! We had such a fun day together + I’m still glad the weather played out in our favor! It was a close call. My suit is from Kortni Jeane. She just added some new styles that have me SWOOOOONIG in a big way!!! I’m giving away a couple of them over on my instagram today if you want to check it out! I’m such a fan of her work!! Unique + modest is the way to go no doubt! I’m a sucker for anything high waisted! Hope this helps! xx
Liz — same for you girl! Sorry about the nutso spacing on the swimsuit link. I’m not sure what happened or how to fix it? But if you google Kortni Jeane you’ll find her suits!! Sorry for the craziness. xx
You are the most darling mama! Thanks for sharing!