Anyways, Rowan had his "happy unbirthday" party last week and it was a lot of fun. I've learned a few things for the next time around.
Lessons Learned
#1- A friend of mine told me they had a rule growing up that you were only allowed to invite as many friends as you were years old. I think we might have to adopt that one next time. Steve and our friend Mike spent a hour filling up water balloons that were gone in 4 minutes. That's what happens when you have 15 kids come.
#2- Defrost your ice cream before you try to serve it.
#3- Slip and slides aren't that fun if you can't slip or slide. We had the hose attached to our sink but, apparently, outside hose attachments have better water pressure.
Nadia had fun with all the bubbles from the dish detergent we used to help things get a little more slippery.
#4- Pinatas made out of cardboard and staples are not kid-friendly. Eventually we had to rip Batman apart and run around to disperse the candy to the masses.
#5- Don't open presents until the very end of the party. Otherwise the birthday boy will be MIA for the remainder of the party. At least he liked them...right?
Things I actually did right...
#1- Make sure to take a picture of the cake right away, just in case a 2 year old finds it later on and decides to rearrange a few things.
#2- Always hire Julie Nye to make your birthday cake for you. It will look and taste AMAZING!
#3- Invite your awesome friends from out of town to come stay with you during your party. Every extra set of hands helps!
#4- Improvise when the slip and slide isn't all you dreamed of.
#5- Make your husband the target of the water balloons. Sympathize by laughing like a maniac.
It was a good time all in all. Happy Birthday Rowan!!
4 comments:
It makes me laugh that Steven is the water balloon target because I have been planning something VERY similar for Isabelle's party in a few weeks. Our party is a princess party, though, and Nathan is going to be the "dragon" and the princesses are going to have to help us "slay" the dragon by throwing water balloons at him. (The first part of the party is full of more traditional princess activities like putting on tutus, decorating princess hats, and applying makeup. Then we're moving onto the more empowered princess activities by doing a "Saving the Prince obstacle course" and slaying the dragon.)
Good thing you got a picture of the cake because mine are on my LOST camera! Apparently Zach hasn't heard of letting the "birthday" boy go first. Man that kid loves hoses.
I love it! Happy Birthday Rowan!
Our anniversary is Dec 19th and we just went on our second summer "anniversary trip".
AMEN to the cake, Julie did it for the twins last fall and it was a huge help!! Not to mention gorgeous. I love the batman cake!
Thanks for the invite! It was so much fun!
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