It's a Great Day to Partaay.

March 1st is a big day for birthdays. On Tuesday, my dad turned 61, and my adorable niece turned 5. One of my discipleship and cell group girls also shares the birthday, right along with Justin Bieber. It's a big day. This coming Saturday was going to be W's birthday party, but as it got closer and closer, the weather forecast just didn't cooperate like we had hoped. Today, however, was beautiful. 70 degrees, nice breeze, and we could see the sun. JB made the greatest decision to have an impromptu birthday party for the newest FIVE year old. She made a few phone calls, sent a few texts, and voila! The party always shows up for JB and her family. After picking W up from Mothers' Day Out, JB told W it seemed like such a good day for a birthday party in hopes that W would totally go along with it. Let's just say she loved the idea. W even got to pick out all of the party supplies. Princess cake. Balloons. Bubbles. Sidewalk chalk. It was a fabulous birthday party, and I just want you to see the love and laughter that surround this sweet girl. I'm so glad I got to make the party. This time last year I would have had to miss the last minute party.

We got the text to get into party mode. Reese woke up from her nap, and I had to explain our new plans for the afternoon.

The party is about to get started.

Balloons and gifts. What more could you want?

Baby sister.

Cousin Ty.

The third "baby" in the Walker crew...except Reese doesn't really look like a baby compared to the other two.

"Happy Birthday to You"

Cake fun.

Yummy cake.

After we got home, Reese was a bit tired. She lost a sock in the car ride, took a cat nap, and told me she was ready for bed. Five year old birthday parties are quite exhausting.

What a blessing it is to have family so close and family I love to be with so much. I wish we could spend even more time together than we do...so I'm looking forward to a big Walker family weekend starting tomorrow as soon as the work day is done.