Hau'oli lā hānau Eli!

For Eli's 5th birthday she decided she wanted to party Hawaiian style (or Lilo and Stitch style), so this past Saturday we had a Luau. (Hence the title of this post, hawaiian for Happy Birthday)
My mom did much of the undertaking for this shin dig and it turned out great; beautiful weather to boot!
My little girl is growing up! 2 loose teeth, starting kindergarten in 2 weeks, already starting to read, and such a good little helper and big sister. I can't believe we've had her with us for 5 years! Here's some of the highlights from the party:

The day started out with Eli's order for breakfast; pancakes with strawberries, chocolate chips, and whip cream

After breakfast we gave her a present, Extreme Makeover Home Edition Style, "Move that CAR!"
This was her surprised expression-priceless!

And this was her present-


Here's the cake-

Enjoying the cake



And some presents!

We sure do love this little girl!