Happy Birthday Lillian Leigh!

Of course Lil’s birthday isn’t for another 9 days, but we celebrated with a party with friends tonight. I planned it early in case the weather didn’t cooperate and I wanted to do it while Matt was hunting. (I know he’d be here if we asked him to but I also know a backyard party with 6 girls wasn’t on the top of his list. 😊) It ended up being the perfect day to have it. It was chilly but you can’t expect much different for a January party and at least it was sunny and not windy. 


It went from 4:00-8:00 and turned out super cute. Lillian loved the way the decorations turned out and all the kids were satisfied with the amount of junk food. 😂 We had chips for them to snack on when they got there and then they played for about an hour until the pizza came. 

Then, after a little more playing, there was cake and ice cream. Followed immediately by popcorn, candy and hot chocolate durning the movie, The One and Only Ivan. 

The movie was very cute and everyone liked it. The blankets for party favors were a hit too because it got cold after dark. They got those and a copy of the book that inspired the movie. I was worried they might think it was lame but they were all excited about that too. We were the only ones that had seen it so that kept the kids interested and I love my projector. I know it will get lots of use! By the time it was over, we only had about 20 minutes until the Moms came so they ran around the yard with flashlights while I cleaned up and got everyones things together. It was the perfect amount of time and no one complained about the cold or asked to go inside so I was happy with the way it went too.

And Matt was very thankful we had a girls party because he didn’t have to miss the best hunt they’d had in 3 years. I love these pics ❤️
A good Saturday for all of the McCormicks! 




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