The morning of the party started fairly early for me but I do need the time to make the mac and cheese and get everything else done outside. The sun rise was beautiful!
Thankfully I walked out early past the bounce house. I never cover it the first night and I apparently should have. The place where the kids go inside was covered in bird poop, giant bird poop!! I got it blowing up while I went inside to get stuff to clean it up. It came off easy and I rinsed it well. I did have to dry it off a bit but no one would have known by the time the guests started to arrive.
Before the party selfie with Mom and Baylor. I must remember next year to start it at noon. No one shows up until then anyway.
Baylor did a few games while he was waiting for friends to arrive. I added a clothes pin drop and the Candy Corn toss this year. I bought a small fish bowl and a shot glass at the thrift shop to do a penny drop but I did not feel like getting the pennies together this time.
The leaves are thinning but still here for the party.
I actually had a costume this year. I was a Snapchat filter.
Ryder bobbed for apples with the ladles. A few kids did not read the sign on how to play the game and walked around with wet faces and hair.
Frankenstein was the first pinata we destroyed. They were one of the few placed I had candy this year. All the treat containers for the games were filled with toys and trinkets.
Same rules applied this year, youngest get to go first. We still went through two rounds of kids before it was destroyed. It was pretty thick and I was worried it would take a bigger kid to get it open but these kids are getting bigger themselves and did a great job.
And they had to search in the leaves for the goodies!
Gloria's BFF and wife came and they caught up with Norman.
Caught a photo with Tara! So glad you could make it this year!!! We need to get together again soon, and just sit and chat!
The second, and last, pinata was at 3:00 and I copped out and made it a spider egg. I was just not that into making another fussy pinata. I was originally going to make it a mummy and maybe I will for next year.
He went down in a turn and half way though the second round.
Baylor enjoyed a few after death whacks at it. I think I will make one for his birthday this year.
The party wound down around four and I did not take a lot of photos, especially off all the friends who made it. The boys had turned this into a fort with Nerf guns and bullets. Lucas even joined in the fun!!
I had a lot of help with the clean up and it was quickly nearing the end of a beautiful day. Tara stayed late, especially for the two hour ride home and Julie and Cullen arrived late due to a missed flight for her Aunt who was here helping to clean out Julie's mom's home. But they stayed for a while and we had a nice visit. Baylor ended up going to Ryder's to spend the night so poor Cullen had to sit with us!
After they left I just could not get off the couch. Then I noticed me feet were hurting so I soaked them in hot water. And then I was too tired to get off the couch and watched TV until really late for me, 11:15! But it was a great party, but now I have to start planning all the other good things that happen in the next two months!!
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