Party Time!

Normally we celebrate Cade's birthday while we are on vacation but, since this year's plans were scrapped, Cade was able to have his first spend the night birthday party! He made a list of about 10 kids which I quickly narrowed down to four. Much more manageable! The party started out with our handy must-have-during-parties water slide. This time, however, Bobby thought it would be a great idea to lather the slide in dishwashing liquid. He claimed that without it the slide just wasn't fast enough. The boys loved it and if Bobby wasn't just over the safe weight limit for the slide he'd have been all over it.

There were serious suds in the pool at the bottom. All the more fun!
Once the slide had run it's course Bobby organized a game of kickball. Did I mention that this party was a dream for Bobby? It was basically his "Half Birthday" party since his bday is in December and rarely does he get his friends to spend the night :)
A little thunder started to roll in so we had to come inside for a bit. Cade opened up his presents and we sang a little Happy Birthday ditty.
It was also nearly time for our pizza to come. I got one shot of the kids before they scattered and ran around the house like crazies. One thing I do wonder......why is it that when you get a group of boys together, the conversation inevitably turns to flatulence? Seriously. EVERY time. When talk turned from their own personal flatulence and it's stinky properties to the flatulence of their parents (actually NO ONE in their families was safe) I quickly instituted the "What's Said at the Morgan's, STAYS at the Morgan's" rule. Oh dear mothers of these children....gas passage is a fact of life. Thou shalt not be too embarrassed!
In lieu of cake and ice cream, Cade requested a bonfire with smores. It worked out great since the Great Flood of 2010 left so much wood debris in our yard. Bobby worked up a great roaster. Cade was so kind to let Grant and his bud come over to the house to take part in the bonfire activities. Kindness. It comes out every now and then around here.
I brought down the marshmallows and the boys went at it. They cleared out my grahams and chocolate so fast I had to get a second load! Since it was drizzling rain I brought out my handy dandy pocket camera for the bonfire shots. That thing proves itself useful quite often!



I think the smores were a great hit. Everyone was high on life (or chocolate) once they were finished. They spent the rest of the evening playing in the creek creating "Friend's Falls" out of rocks. They were completely filthy when all was said and done and I DID make them shower before bedtime.
Bobby finished off the evening by shooting off some fireworks with the boys. I'm telling you, it really was hard for me to figure out just exactly whose party this really was. Water slide, kickball, boy talk, creek play, bonfire, fireworks......what more could you ask for?? The boys, minus one, hit the sack around 10:30. Bobby went out to check on the smoldering fire and decided it would be funny to tap on the window and jiggle the door knob since they were all sleeping in the basement. Cade ran upstairs with absolutely NO color in his face and said, "Mommy! Someone's trying to get in downstairs!" "Cade. It's your father." I replied.
He laughed (a little nervously, I might add) and went to tell his buds. Bobby was rolling with laughter. Funny joke for a 16 year old sleepover......not an 8 year old sleepover. Only two of them made it all night in the basement after that fiasco. Scaring never grows old for the Bobster.

It was a great night of fun and laughter for my boy. Eight years have passed too quickly. I hope eight more years from now he still wants to have his buds sleep over at our house. It will be here before I know it!