Barbeque and Surprise Birthday with Friends

This weekend we were invited to a barbecue at our neighbor's house and it also happened to be my neighbor's (Renee's)birthday!!  Now, how could you not pass up that great opportunity to celebrate?!  Thanks mostly to Mandi, another great neighbor, we pulled off a surprise birthday for Renee!!  Cake, balloons, birthday presents, flowers of course, and even a birthday tiara for the birthday girl were in order!!  It was pretty easy because Eric and Renee supplied the place, meat, drinks, and entertainment!!

 singing "happy birthday" to Renee!

 Treva & Annalee sitting down eating together (best buds since they were very little)

 eating cake - notice Katreese has her sweatshirt on!  It only took her one small swim for her to get cold!!  She also requested "Eden braids!"

 Bella blue eyes enjoying her cake!

 my camera focused on the cupcakes, which is what little Alexa was focused on as well!

 Or, maybe I should say, the cupcake icing!  HA!  YUM - good!!

 the girls playing and all of the other girls lined up on the lawn watching!

 Being entertained in the kiddie pool for a while - maybe it got too rough in the big pool!

 Then, Bella decided she needed to try her hand at taking pictures with Mommy's camera!! 

 Another Bella picture!

 another, but I liked it from her level of Renee's beautiful potted flowers and the fencer, etc

 The big pool was pretty busy most of the afternoon, even though the weather was a bit cool!

 Enjoying the afternoon...

 Eric with his dog, Millie, and the other photographer, Mandi!!

  I couldn't have been more happy to celebrate a great friend's birthday!!  Renee is a very special friend and I was happy to be able to do something little for her, since she is usually the one doing things for me!