I guess I will start this blog by admitting that I am not a huge fan of kid's birthday parties. Now, please don't take that to mean that I don't want to be invited to anymore birthday parties! I am referring to my own kids' parties. They are normally pure chaos with kids running everywhere and guests that we don't get to see very often but don't really have a chance to talk to at that time due to the chaos around us. Mix all the kids and guests in with cake, drinks, presents, party favors and activities and you have one worn out Mommy!!! :) Having said all that, I am very happy to report that Kason's birthday party on Saturday, March 20th was the least stress I have ever experienced at my kids parties! Yay!
We had his party at
Fieldhouse USA in Frisco. I have to give credit to my mom for giving me the idea to have a party here. Kason played in a summer basketball leage at Fieldhouse USA last summer, but I had no idea that they hosted birthday parties. I mentioned to my mom that we were looking for a place to have Kason's party and she said something to the effect of "its too bad there's not a place where he and his friends could play basketball". Something clicked when she said that and I went to Fieldhouse USA's website and saw information about birthday parties! Whoo Hooo!! So we booked a party and all I had to do was bring a cake. Now that is my kind of party! We decided to just do a "boys party", so 10 of Kason's friends came and had fun playing basketball and flag football. Fieldhouse USA provided a young man to play with the kids on the court so we didn't have to do anything! They organized the games and kept the kids engaged. I just sat and watched. :)
Here is a pic of the boys at the party table. One of the party favors was silly/gross teeth, so that is what Kason is wearing. (Just in case you are thinking to yourself that we really need to enforce Kason's toothbrushing! :)
Kason picked out this cake. And to answer your question, yes, of course I made it! (Ha Ha, ya right! :)
The crew:
It was a great party! The boys had so much fun. Thanks for the idea for the party, Mom!
Kason and I had gone to Brookshire's the night before and he picked out the cupcakes he wanted for this class. So I went to pick the cupcakes up. Don't they look yummy? He is lucky they made it to the classroom! :)
So at 11:30 I went up to the school for lunch. As soon as Kason sat down, he was called up to the stage with another boy. They were both born on March 25th. The whole cafeteria sang Happy Birthday. Of course, Kason LOVED being on stage and having everyone's attention on him.
He picked 2 friends to sit next to him at the special tables in the cafeteria that are reserved for when parents came to visit. He picked B.T. and Joel, 2 boys from his class. Doesn't he look so proud? Look at those great smiles!
I can't believe my baby is 7!! I love this picture of him:
The next day Gary Don, Katie and I took Kason to The Magic Time Machine restaurant in Addison. It is a fun restaurant where the waitors and waitresses dress up like fairy tale or movie characters. Our waitor was Indiana Jones. He and Gilligan sang Happy Birthday to Kason. We also saw Alice from Alice in Wonderland, Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean, and others. The kids loved it!
Kason got a special birthday dessert and loved the birthday serenade. Look at that smile!
Happy Happy Birthday, Kason! Mommy and Daddy love you so much and are so proud of you!
