Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Tyler's Birthday Party

A great time was had by all on Saturday for Tyler's Pirate Pool Party in celebration of his 5th birthday!  Of course the cake was made by my fabulous mother-in-law.  It was pirate, and when they carried it in the house, I realized that she must have used one of the kids as a model for the cake.  It spanned the width of my kitchen table!!!  She said that once she started it just kept getting bigger and bigger.  I think that easily happens when making a salad or Thanksgiving dinner plate, but a cake?!  Anyhow, we did not have enough guests to consume this monstrous cake but it made for a great conversation piece and will forever remain on our minds as the most "awesomest" cake EVER!

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The kids had a great time with their pirate attire.  Instead of party hats and blow outs, we purchased bandannas and eye patches.
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Of course there was lots of swimming on the agenda but we also had a fun time whacking the pinata. I was a casualty of standing a bit too close when it burst open, a pack of sweet tarts popped open and hit me, but it made for a great "action shot"!
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Tyler got lots of awesome gifts, like a new beta fish and tank. Of course this came from the uncle who always brings something to feed for every occasion. Remember the dreaded baby chicks from Easter?!
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He got a Nintendo DS that he'd been asking for and was very excited about that.
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He also ended up with $40 that he spent yesterday on handcuffs, (another!) play gun, and a truck and trailer with some sort of construction equipment on the back, a trackhoe, backhoe, or something of the sort.
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All in all he had a wonderful time. We didn't have as many guests as we normally do, which I'm sure might have had something to do with the 110+° temps but we still had a beautiful time! Thanks to those of you who braved the heat and celebrated his special occasion.

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