Amber and Christina (Simpson) Springer have been friends since 5th or 6th grade in Valencia Valley Elementary, Placerita Jr High and Hart High in Valencia, CA. Christina and her husband Steven live in Hood River, OR, east of Portland with their two children, Alora (3 on Tuesday July 14th) and Elijah (20 months). We went to Alora's 2nd birthday party last year, held at Blue Lake Park about 15 miles east of Portland right next to the Columbia River and were invited to Alora's 3rd birthday party, which was today, again in Blue Lake Park. Amber, Isaac, and Abigail were there as well as Christina's parents, Rob and Wilma Simpson, who live in Valencia. We had a great time and the kids really enjoyed the park. We got there around 9:30 and had no trouble getting our favorite spot, table and BBQ pit, but by 11:00 the park was jammed and we would have been out of luck. The weather cooperated and stayed cool, around 65 to 68, until early afternoon when the sun came out, but it still didn't get above 80, so we were spared the hot weather in the 90's predicted by the weather people.
We sang Happy Birthday to Alora with Steve strumming along on his guitar. But after Alora opened one of her presents, which was a guitar, we sang Happy Birthday to her again so she could strum along with her dad, and then we all sang the ABC song so she could play guitar some more.
And, with the two Grand Mothers (Wilma and DeeDee) hovering around, the mommies (Christina and Amber) didn't need to worry about having to change any diapers.
Abigail thinks she is a big girl now and can drink out of a regular water bottle. She got as much water in her as she did on her and on everything around her.
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