We had 16 children coming to our house and we really don't have enough room in any one room in our house for that many children. So I told the kids and P.K. that I had prayed that God would hold off the rain until at least 4:15 and we were going to go outside and set up.
This is a picture of the sky in the middle of the party. We didn't have any rain. We heard some thunder and our neighbor's son kept saying, "Mrs. Jody, I hate to tell you this, but it is going to start pouring any minute." I kept telling him that I had asked God to keep us dry until at least 4:15 and we were going to have a little faith. We did stay dry and the kids had a great time. Thank you, Father!
We had a representative from Noah's Ark Animal Workshop (like Build-A-Bear, but they come to you) help the kids make their own dinosaur. They all loved it.
The cake. One little boy who was invited to the party attends our church. When he saw me at church the morning before the party he asked me if we were going to have cake. Let's make sure we have the important things in order. :)
Aaron is the only kid I know who really does want to read each card before opening the gift.
These two are for Kari. If you can see in the top one, he is immediately saying thank you for the awesome water gun. I think his face in the bottom clearly expresses what he thinks about the cars. Also a thank you to my neighbor Beth in the red shirt for writing down all of the gifts for us.
I love their birthday parties. It takes a lot of work to pull one off, but they are always so happy. It is well worth it.
4 comments:
What a neat idea to make their own dinosaurs!!
Steph
Awwwww...thanks for sharing those. I'm so glad that he had a great party and enjoyed his gifts. Sorry again about the size of the water blaster-just couldn't resist! Besides, you can be grateful that we didn't go with our other choices. The Things REALLY wanted to get Aaron some Sea Monkeys or a Grow-Your-Own-Frog thing. And yes, I did seriously consider both options, until I thought of the look on your face. That's when the thoughts disappeared from my brain. :-)
So you see, the water blaster really was pretty tame in comparison. LOL!
It's fun buying stuff for boys!
Too funny. I almost got him Sea Monkeys. The elementary teacher in me would have loved the Grow-Your-Own-Frog. Do you think the landlord would count those as pets? :)
The cake looks so cute, and the stuff your own dinosaur idea is great! I have never heard of such a thing! I stress over parties, love when they are actually happening, and happy when it's all over! (I'm a mixed bag of emotions!) Happy Birthday to Aaron, it looks like he had a really fun party - and praise God that the rain held out for your party (as well as mine!). I still can hardly believe the hail though!
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