Violet had a FRIENDS 10th birthday party!

It isn't common practice in our family to have friends for birthdays, but I just thought it was TIME! 10 is a pretty big deal. :) Violet has a great group of buddies from the Christian school and church that we gathered them all up and found a time to celebrate.

We invited all the girls to come swimming during open swim time at Holmes Junior High School in Cedar Falls on February 7 from 1:30-3:30, then we transported them over to Rachel's house for pizza & cake.  Everyone she invited was able to come!

All invited were:

- Daisy Murfey
- Maggie (LuAnn and Mark Andera's granddaughter, I do not know her exact last name), but she's a friend from BBC
- Ivy Hemmer
- Alexis Harlan
- Selah Lux
- Casey Knepp
- Vada Klunder
- Breanne Gartin

I cleared out the van and Rachel helped me get the girls from one place to another - and we were able to wrap up the party and get the crowd back to the chapel for pick-up at 5:30.  It went really fast but it didn't feel rushed.

Some pics!

that's Violet on the high dive ready to jump off