Hadley's Birthday Party

June 23rd

Natalie was invited to Hadley's first birthday party at Gymboree. It was for little kids only so this was something that I did with Natalie. Hadley is Natalie's second cousin (or is it first cousin twice removed?), her Dad and Natalie's Dad are first cousins. Natalie had a great time. She was able to try out Gymboree for the first time. At first she was a little shy, but once she got going there was no holding her back! She loved crawling through the tunnels, being aloud to climb on everything in sight, and playing basketball in the small hoop. There were birthday activities and songs, and we had cupcakes at the end. It was a great way to do a birthday!

Natalie loved the tunnels.

She just couldn't figure out how to climb out. Instead of putting her hands out, she pushed her legs through.

Although this looks like Natalie had a difficult time, the cool part was she kept trying. It was interesting to watch Natalie play. She normally gets frustrated easily because she wants to be a master from the beginning, but she just kept trying her hardest until she excelled.