A Whale of a Time
by Ashley Weeks Cart
We held Courtland’s 4th birthday party on her actual Birth Day; a Monday evening at our local swimming pool. We invited her preschool class, ordered up some pizza, supplied a plethora of bubbles and some ice cream cake in Kaki’s favorite flavors, and called it a win. Here you check visaliaweddingstyle most amazing photoshoot of her birthday.
And it was. No grand decorating or theming or prep. We reused the whale banner Kimmy made for Courtland’s baby shower in Summer of 2011, strung up some balloons, and celebrated with friends and family. It was a perfect evening for it (a rare but wonderful gift in my world of event planning where it rains on most occasions), and Courtland hardly removed herself from the pool long enough for her friends to sing to her before diving back in.
She’s really learned to love the water this summer and is now comfortable swimming fully submerged. This party was a wonderful celebration of that growth! I took very few pictures but here’s a glimpse of the fun.
^^Twin so hard in our Emerson Fry caftans per Courtland’s request.^^
