Birthday Party Roundup

Both boys had friend parties this year. 

 

Bennett celebrated with eight friends at Golfland,

and while we'd been a bit nervous about rain at the end of October,

the weather gods smiled upon us.

 

You've never seen such a fast game of miniature golf.

These boys wanted to win.

Quickly.

Gotta love the competitive spirit of eight-year-old boys :)



Hit me with your best shot!

Not a lot of low stroke counts with this group

But like I said, they were in a hurry so they didn't seem to mind

This is about the only kind of hole-in-one that we saw that day

We did see a lot of big swings, however

You can't go wrong with boys and pizza

Costco saves me yet again

Arcade time

Tickets, tickets, always earning more tickets
 

Captain Eli requested a party at his "own house,"

something he's never had.

(that's what happens when you're born a week before Christmas)

 

Eli = the winter baby

who should have been born in the summer.

 

His party requests:

a pinata

(he's been asking for one of these for years)

an ice cream cake

watermelon

a backyard scavenger hunt

outdoor painting

 

Um, yeah, those last two didn't happen.

But we did deliver on the others.

And once again, we lucked out with the weather:

no rain!
 

That meant the kids could not only hit the pinata outside,
 but also have a grand time riding bikes and scooters while playing out back.

"Pig-nosed Luigi" as the kids called him

I'm not sure why he needs to hold a soccer ball, but whatever

Moving inside for presents

A rare break in Eli's new toy concentration



Aunt Andrea's famous Mint-chocolate Oreo Ice Cream Cake

Nothing like ice cream cake in cold, wet December!