Scott's Party

We had Scott's party on a Friday afternoon. It was originally supposed to be after school, but when I looked at the calendar a second time, I realized he had a school holiday that day. We had a great morning at the Vet School Open House and came home to having friends over for the party.

The difference between Scott and Andrew's parties was amazing. I think two years makes a big difference in the ability of the kids. We had so much fun with the activities and the kids were really able to stick with the task assigned.


Scott really wanted a Field Day party, but the weather was iffy for the day, so I decided to have everything inside. We began with a Lego competition.




Then, we moved on to marshmallow and toothpick buildings. The goal was to work together to build the tallest building.


The kids really worked hard.


More marshmallows were requested quite frequently. I'm not sure if the buildings actually needed so many marshmallows. I think many found their way into various mouths. After all, it is good to have something to chew while you think.


Alex worked hard.


Elizabeth won the prize.


Nana helped Callie.


The best part of the party was the balloon competition. One person put on a shirt and the others blew up balloons to try to see how many they could stuff into the shirt.

It was hilarious. I have never laughed so much at a birthday party.


And, of course, everyone wanted a chance to wear the shirt.


Scott was huge!








After the balloons were popped, we settled down for some food...carrots, cheese puffs, grapes, pizza...


...and, of course, cupcakes. Scott wanted the special lime-buttermilk icing (SO good). I also make chocolate icing for those less adventurous.












Amanda loved having her friend (a little sister) to play with during the party. She even shared some of her babies.

After the party, our friend Andrew B. stayed to play for a while. They are playing with a little Hex bug set that Scott got for his birthday. They look like little robot roaches that buzz around on the track. I thought it was fitting that Scott used the money that Nana gave him to purchase the set. She HATES roaches. So, when she called later that day, he said "Thank you for the roaches!"