Happy Labor Day weekend everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying it so far! We kicked off our weekend by hosting a pool party for my daughter’s competitive dance team. We hosted this party last year for the first time and I meant to share some pics and never did!
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So here are a few pics I found from last year. Not my best look here (ha) but one of my close friend’s 50th birthday landed on the exact day of the company party so I presented her with a fun gift at the party.
I had all of the team parents write down one or two things they love about her and compiled it in a “50 Things We Love About Susan” frame. Some of my friends did this for me when I turned 40 and it was such a special gift! She loved it. :)
Last year on the day of the party it was cloudy and we were having the worst humidity. Just look at my hair in this pic for evidence! Humidity and I don’t get along. It makes me turn into Mufasa from The Lion King.
We had such a fun time throwing the party last year that we were excited to host again!
This year it was nice and sunny. :)
El’s dance coach sent me the final RSVP a few days ago and it said 94 people were coming. Mild panic set in! Definitely the largest crowd we’ve entertained. So we rented some tables and chairs and ended up putting our pool umbrellas over them for shade.
Adults had fun catching up.
Kids had fun in the pool.
And of course the trampoline is always a hit. I know I owe you all a post on this in-ground trampoline! Seriously one of the best things we did when we built this house.
Hours of entertainment!
The girls soaked their dance coach! She was a good sport. :)
They are honestly all the sweetest kids!
With the sweetest moms. They all feel like family after spending so much time together at dance competitions!
Kenny lived it up in the shirt our girls’ gave him for Father’s Day – remember my round-up post :) – and my hair stayed in tact so we called the day a success!
Of course after the party we felt like this guy. Ha! (This pic was from last year of one of our good friends.. he seriously cracks me up!) The party was such a fun way to start the weekend and now we plan on spending the next two days relaxing and catching up on a few home projects. I’ve been waiting for this weekend to order a few things for the house because the sales are always crazy good!
So many of my recent favorites are marked down! Here are pics of a few clothes I have and love that are on sale..
These outfits and my other favorites that are marked down this weekend are all linked below if you’re doing some on-line sale shopping too! I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!
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Fun!! I’m trying to convince my husband that we NEED a pool in our yard, maybe your photos will help hah! Side note but are those solar panels I see on your roof?? If so neat, maybe they need a blog post sometime…
Tell your husband that I said you definitely NEED a pool Alison. ;) And yes! They are! Maybe I’ll add info on them to my trampoline post! Any specific questions?
I always love reading your blog posts. We’ve been dealing with some crazy medical stuff with our 6 kids this past year but now that they are better I’m so happy to be doing normal things again, like reading your blog! We are in the process of designing our pool, and I would love more info on yours! On the side closest to the house, do you have an in the pool spa and then a tanning ledge next to it? And then on the opposite side you raised a platform for diving/jumping and the waterfall? I’ve never seen that versus a diving board or stone etc. Do your kids like that? Do you love having a pool? Any downsides? Thanks so much in advance!
What a fun event! Looks totally lit and like everyone is having an amazing time. I’m sure your daughter is thrilled that you are able to have all her friends over, too. That looked like a big crowd! Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Happy shopping! :)
Thank you Jeanne! It was a fun party for sure! I hope you’re enjoying the weekend! xo
Oh my gosh, I totally forgot to comment on how fabulous your husband looked in his t-shirt! Love that shirt and really appreciate your sharing it around Father’s Day. My hubby wears his proudly, too! Big grin!
Wish we could get them together for a picture! Ha! ;) Love that Jeanne! xo
Looks like a lovely time and a memory making day for the dance team. I couldn’t help but notice that one of your daughters friends has Alopecia. I also live with Alopecia and loved seeing her carefree personality in these photos. It’s not the easiest thing to live with and Sept. is National Alopecia awareness month, so I wanted to give a shout out to this amazing young girl. Hugs to all.
So sweet of you Sandy! Yes! She is amazing. :) We have two friends with Alopecia and I look up to them both so much. Thank you for your sweet comment and shout out to you too. :) xo