Adventures of MissMommy and her boys.: Where's the party at??

Today was Hunter's birthday party day. Drew was SOOOO excited about it, Hunter was excited, but I'm not sure he really understood what was going to happen.

Our morning was filled with running around, and making sure that we had everything we needed for the big afternoon/evening.

The boys playing, with party chaos all around them

For the party, we rented Hornby Nursery School. We have done this a few times before. It's a nice location, with a large yard to play in, an air conditioned school, with tons of toys both indoor and out for the kids to play with.

I like having it here because there are 2 bathrooms (we only have 1 at home) and I only have to clean up afterwards, the place is clean when we get there. The drawback is, of course, we have to bring all of the party supplies/food with us. A group had booked the school for the entire morning, ending at 3:30, so we booked it at 3:30 but that only gave us 30 minutes to set up before the party began.

Needless to say, it was a stressful 30 minutes trying to get everything together! Luckily our families came early to help out.

Freezies! TONS of these were consumed this afternoon.

The chip stand-off. Both Tyla and Hunter kept pulling the bowl closer to them...it was really cute.

It was a HOT day today. When we got there to set up, we weren't sure if the kids would want to be outside in the heat. I was panicking a bit, as everything that I had planned for them to do was outside. It turned out that once the kids saw the bouncy castle (thank you Nana and Papa for bringing this) and the bikes, they couldn't be dragged inside. We kept them hydrated with water, juice and freezies and it was a fun afternoon!

Happy boys

We had pizza and wings delivered from Toppers (surprisingly hard to find someone to deliver out there). Everyone seemed to enjoy their meal.

After dinner, I brought out the candy, icing and cookies and the kids went to town decorating their cookies.

Hunter was on a mission to empty this container. He spent a LONG time squeezing it out. One determined little man!

I chose to do the cookie thing, as James begged me not to do cupcakes again this year. It was a wee bit stressful around our house on the eve of Hunter and Drew's birthday parties last year. I love to bake, but am not very good at it and when faced with the challenge of making a ton of cupcakes for people other than my immediate family, I tend to buckle a bit.

The cookies were an easier, and equally entertaining option. I will say, however, that the kids didn't really eat their cookies.....they had a great time decorating them...just a bit of a waste of delicious cookies!

We brought the cake (and ice cream) out next (thank you Nana and Papa for supplying the cake). Hunter was thrilled with the cake and tried to blow it out too! Drew came over and helped and between the two of them they got the job done.

After the sugar rush, it was time for more playtime outside (and more freezies apparently). Some of our friends left and then I realized I had forgotten the pinata! Thankfully, not everyone had gone, so there were still a few kids left to scramble for the toys/candy inside.

Hunter walked away from the pinata with one package of rockets. He was thrilled. He asked me to open it and then sat down by himself and ate the whole package.

Hunter opened a few presents (not all of them, and the only reason he opened any was because Drew begged for it).