Reanna turned 12 yesterday and we helped her celebrate with an Amazing Race party. I was one of the lucky drivers and got to chauffeur the big girls (Team Red).
Hank worked really hard to put together the race with 3 teams. They started by having to lace up and tie each other's shoes and then run to the park to find their first clue.
Allison's team took the early lead when she found their yellow shirts hidden in a tree.
Once each group found their shirts, they had to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies in a very chaotic kitchen.
Each team split up from there. We started with animal rides around the mall,
then to swim 20 laps in the pool.
The girls arrived at Painted Earth soaking wet
but painted these cute tiles for Reanna!
They each hit 30 balls at the batting cages
and matched paint swatches at Home Depot.
We stopped at Walmart to buy nail polish to match our paint swatch and went back to Reanna's to paint nails.
Then it was on to the middle school to hop a lap in a potato sack and more swimming at a different pool…Impossible! It got really exciting when we stopped at Barnes and Noble to research questions and Lauren ran out of the store with a book we didn't purchase. We realized as we drove over to McDonald's and had to drive back in to return it before the cops were notified…Classic!
Our little robbery stunt cost us first place by 30 seconds, but Allison's yellow team took home top prize and the girls all had a great time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY REANNA!
