Hannah's 10th Birthday party!

This year when I started talking to Hannah about her birthday, she was thinking she wasn't going to be able to have a party since the baby was going to be here on her birthday so I gave her the option of doing it a month early...pre-baby! She jumped at the chance, of course! We decided that having a swim party at the Natatorium here in Allen was perfect. And the price wasn't too bad either. We invited her closest friends and every single one of them came, even though it was the first weekend of Spring Break!
Hannah invited 8 girls to her party. She loves to be center of attention and in this picture you can see them all rallying around her...she's in heaven! (She is in pink & purple)
Danielle and Brent swam together while Hannah had fun with her friends. I was going to join them but my ankles have swollen so badly, I thought it best to keep them hidden! I didn't want to embarrass them or myself! These two had a blast anyway!
So proud that she is finally tall enough to go down the BIG waterslide at the Natatorium. This is at the bottom when she was getting out of the pool only to do it again!
Hannah and her cousin, Courtney who drove 3 hours to come to the party. They are only 6 months apart! Man, they are growing up FAST!
Hannah and two of her friends, Emma and Elena.
yes, they have matching swim suits. As much as Hannah dislikes it, I think it's still fun.
Danielle going down the mini-waterslide
Girls at the top of the big waterslide: Lucy, Emma, Gabrielle, Melanie, and Hannah
Courtney, Melanie, Emma, Hannah, Elena, Micayla, Gabrielle, Lucy, and Finley
The party went from 1:30-4:00. I thought the girls would be hungry after swimming so I had a fruit salad waiting for the girls to eat since this was a pool/hawaiian party.
The Birthday girl requested lemon cake for her party and she picked out these crazy candles.
In 4th grade this year, Hannah and her friends have been collecting and trading "squishees". They are little squishy animals and sea creatures that are really hard to find. Hannah and I found a website where you can buy them so I ordered a bunch and had one for each girl to take home. They were a hit!
After hearing Hannah did not have an American Girl Doll, back in October, these two girls, Gabrielle and Lucy started saving up their own money to buy Hannah a doll for her birthday. These girls are so sweet to do that for her. I would never have spent that kind of money on a doll. It really touched Hannah (and me) that they would do that for her. As her Mom, It makes me happy to see that Hannah has so many friends that care about her and love her for who she is.