Birthday Bash and Emergency Surgery...what else do you need in a day?

Taylor's birthday was Wednesday and we had an amazingly fun birthday party with friends and family thank you in large part to the party planning genius of Angela (seriously how do we ever do anything fun when she isn't here to plan and coordinate?). Here it is in picture format!

Grandma let us borrow the AWESOME waterslide for the event...totally fun!

Here is Grandma snuggling the grandkiddos to keep them warm while they eat their snowcones.

The famous party planner herself in the Momma section.

Taylor and the MOST DELICIOUS cupcakes you will ever eat. If you want to try something really great, just mix a packet of koolaid in the frosting...great color and flavor! (Warning: do not try if you have any tastebuds whatsoever-apparently kids between the ages of 2 and 5 fit in this category)

The birthday girl herself with her friend the parrot.

Beach babies trying to get warm on the hot hot deck.

Tarin was the self-designated snowcone chef in our tiki hut. I don't think she left her post for an hour or so. The kids all had 4 or 5 snowcones...yum!

Near the end of the party I get a call that Kirk has just been sent to the ER to have an emergency appendectomy. We knew he was sick because he had been at the clinic all morning trying to get diagnosed...I was sure it was just a bad stomach flu or something but after the CT scan they sent him to the hospital. So I rushed off and Momma Welling and Angela came to the rescue and took over as hostesses of the party which didn't end until 4:30 or something I think. Pretty sure Taylor didn't even know we were gone...GOOD WORK TO THEM!! They also undecorated, cleaned up the party, fed dinner to the kids, and bathed the kids! AMAZING and THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

Kirk went in for surgery around 5:30 and was out by 6. Because it was so late in the day they made him stay overnight. I gotta tell you this whole healthcare system they have going on is a little wacky...it's like they plan things so every part of the system gets their fair share of the bill. Kirk started at the clinic, then was sent to another clinic for the scan. Then even though they knew he needed surgery he had to be admitted to the ER (to generate yet another bill), and then finally they took him up to the OR. GOOD GRAVY...all with no pain killers!! BLess him!! Anyway the surgery went well and the recovery is going well also thank you lortab!

That sums up Taylor's 4th birthday! Happy Birthday sweetie! Another birthday we won't soon be forgetting. Oh now that Kirk is home she keeps saying things like, "I sure missed Daddy on my birthday. I am so glad he's home!" What a sweetie!! We are planning a do-over day when Daddy is fully recovered and able to play.