Sock Hoppin'

My cute sisters-in-law planned a darling sock hop party for the February birthday girls this past week (since Livs falls in that category we were able to help with things a bit too). I was planning to make my girls some poodle skirts all week but never got around to them until Thursday morning (they look cute enough but were super last minute and weren't really fitting my tiny ladies...) Luckily, Nanny had the same idea and whipped out 5 for all the granddaughters who'd be attending. They were awesome and fit the girls perfectly. And now we are the proud owners of 4 small girl poodle skirts so if anyone ever needs one you know who to call!

Anyway, the night began with crazy cousin playtime all around the house. Sisi and Kai are in town from Cali and the kids were so excited to see each other and just play (laugh, hug, chase, hide, run, giggle...the usual.) Then we gathered them up for some Twister which they loved (even if some were still figuring out which sides are right and left–they just loved stretching into silly shapes on the mat!)

 

 It was so fun to watch them. Cute Tiago arrived looking so sleek and adorable and opted for spinning the wheel because he didn't want his cool hair to get messed up.

We ate burgers, hot dogs, fries and root beer floats for dinner followed by cupcakes for dessert.

Then it was dance party central! Mary made a 50s dance playlist including the Hokey Pokey and the limbo. It was so fun to see the kids go wild and totally get into it.

 Of course there were also presents to be opened by the birthday girls:

At the end of the night we got almost all the kiddos corralled for a big picture so we needed serious entertainment to keep their attention. See how happy they all are? 

The reason for all the laughter: 

Joseph being silly with an awesomely ugly mullet wig. Simple pleasures...

We also got to meet the lovely baby Annacapri (Luke's cousin buddy—he's only 8 days older). Love the striped babies meeting each other for the first time.

And Johnny holding the pair of them together. Luke is in outfit number 2 for the night—that babe was blowing it out all over that night. Nothing like a sock hop to let it all loose!

 Luke snuggling with Nanny—he loved watching all the action and was quite content to watch the kids (as long as he was being held...spoiled baby :)

The 3 Kindergarten girls at the end of the night. I have big dreams for them to be college roomies their Freshman year and break all the boys' hearts! They would have such fun. I love how much my children adore their LeBaron and Smith cousins—I hope they will stay close forever. Guess we need to keep throwing parties like these!