We have had big birthday parties when the boys turned one and then held off doing another big party until they turned 5. This year was Matthew’s turn to have a big party and we chose to have it at Bounce Magic. Originally we were thinking that an indoor party would be a good idea because it takes bad weather out of the equation. This year, we were super glad we had it indoors because it was about 3,842 degrees outside. Gorgeous but 3,842 degrees. LOL We were all glad to be indoors in the A/C!
In keeping with the hot summer “theme”, we used sand pails and shovels for party favors and filled them with candy, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, water balls, and water balloons. Wegmans was kind enough to be selling cupcakes in the exact same blue/green color scheme. Wasn’t that nice of them?!?
Bounce Magic has a ton of bounce houses, a mini-golf course, arcade, a rock climbing wall, and a handful of other things. It was a really great place for a birthday party!
Please note that my 7 year old is only about a head shorter than me. LOL
I love these boys. 🙂
http://youtu.be/UqTBQwd7i3U
The party animals!
Soon it was time for pizza, cupcakes, and presents!
And keeping with tradition, Matthew managed to get himself covered in icing before we sang “Happy Birthday” to him! LOL
http://youtu.be/x_RDMU9G7fk
The icing situation just got worse as he ate his cupcake. LOL
Silly boy.
When will my sister and brother-in-law learn? Take silly pictures/videos and I will post them. 🙂
http://youtu.be/qLup0hCh0YM
http://youtu.be/aOIAoYPAjFs
Thank you, Dad for not giving in!
http://youtu.be/JVA_viGVemE
Next up: presents!
The theme of the day was Legos and vehicles!
Xander showing everyone how the light up bricks/building toy thingy works. LOL
http://youtu.be/7xlG1_cqbls
(If you watch it long enough, you can see bratty ungratefulness at the 4:30ish mark. Embarrassing party behavior for the win! LOL)
A successful party!
http://youtu.be/1TNeem8u-jk
After we got home and unloaded Matthew’s goodies, the boys played on the slip’n slide with Aunt Jackie. And got some pretty fierce tattoos that required some tough guy poses. LOL
http://youtu.be/NTwT-ygCifo
(Ian hurt his ankle a bit the last time we had the slip’n slide out so he was a bit timid at first.)
I have to say, I think Ian’s face here is more Popeye than it is tough guy. LOL
It was a fun party! Thank you to our friends and family that came to celebrate with us!
We took the boys to the drive-in to see Despicable Me 2 in July.
The last time we took them to the drive-in, we went to see Brave and it was kind of a nightmare. Matthew wouldn’t stop talking and pay attention to the movie. We had to leave during the start of the second feature because he was behaving so badly and we felt terrible driving through the lot while people were trying to watch the movie. And he hysterically sobbed all the way home which was all sorts of awesome. Needless to say, we were kind of holding our breath on our visit to the drive-in this year. All that worry was for naught! We had a great time.
We had read that the drive-in had been repeatedly selling out lots so we got there super early and got a front row spot. The only thing between us and the screen was a playground and a mini-golf course.
We picked up some food on our way to the drive-in, brought toys/video games, and warned the kids that the playground/golf was off limits. Thankfully they didn’t nag us for 2+ hours while we waited for the sun to set and the movie to start.
We did learn our lesson though….the front row is NOT the place to be. “Why?”, you ask?
This.
http://youtu.be/PV_2pGRlLIo
For two+ loooooooooong hours.
OMG.
The sunset was beautiful and soon the movie started.
The boys were up well past bed time and tired (and I may or may not have fallen asleep at the end of the movie) so we decided not to stick around for Monsters University. We never got a chance to go back to see any more movies this summer but I’m looking forward to having more opportunities next year!
At first, we were all:
(for 8 loooong summers, by the way.)
Then this guy did a little bit of this:
And a little bit of this:
And while I did this with this one:
Mike and his dad worked on this:
and now we’re all like this:
And that makes for a happy Amanda. 🙂
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is go downtown to watch a movie on the scoreboard of the baseball stadium. This year, they were playing Monsters Inc on the scoreboard. As we drove downtown, I wasn’t sure the rain was going to hold off. After a brief shower at the start of the movie, the weather was perfect.
The music and Matthew kept us entertained while we had our picnic dinner:
http://youtu.be/PM44xuyUQTo
http://youtu.be/D4LD9TSnNGk
(Yes, I am aware his outfit does not match. Don’t judge me, I didn’t pick it out. LOL)
http://youtu.be/jkzk6JV6BtU
And then it started to rain.
http://youtu.be/fBufW3ZNIds
It quickly cleared up and turned into a beautiful night downtown!
Only a few months late! LOL