First Preschool Birthday Bash

Grayson turned four last week. His parents threw a party! A superhero themed one (if it wasn't obvious!).We went! 

I thought it was brilliant. Grayson's mom said she found it on Pinterest, but there's a big difference between having an idea and pulling off an idea! 

Carrie met Grayson's parents for the first time on Monday. She had to pick Shane up from school later than usual (car problems). Shane and Grayson were best buddies when she arrived. Shane even tried to climb into Grayson's car "for a play date" (his words). 

A birthday bash makes for one wild play date. Step 1 was to make a cape.

Absolutely, awesome.

A star fell off at home. When Mommy tried to put it back on, Shane was very specific. "The S has to be in the middle and the stars go around it. The flash is on the side!" He put some thought into the design!

After capes, it was general play time. There were lots of kids, lots of chaos, and lots of fun.

I liked a sign the family had on the wall:

Actually, I liked a lot of their decorations. They had another one about "Home is Where the Army Sends Us" and some Bible verses. Grayson's Dad is a Ranger and his mom is getting her Ph.D in nursing if I remember right. There was a lot of going on.

Sometimes too much for Shane.

Grayson's mom gathered all the kids upstairs for "Superhero Training." She had them do exercises, hit balloons, and some other stuff. I don't know what that other stuff was, because Shane retreated downstairs. He moped about before he rejoined the group later.

Then, when they left he said he was too tired to play and his stomach hurt.

I told him that if his stomach hurt he'd miss out on cake. He got better fast.

The next scheduled event was an egg hunt. The big eggs had ninjas. Grayson's mom traded pencils to anyone with a ninja.

After the egg hunt, the kids went on a "bad guy hunt." Each superhero got a can of silly string and hosed down pictures of bad guys in the trees. Grayson's dad, Taylor, came out in a cape and stormtrooper mask and they got him, too.

Finally, there was the cake. I had to make sure Shane didn't help blow out the candles.

Shane was a little bummed when he grabbed a piece from the vanilla side,...

...but he had no qualms about the frosting. He went home with a blue tongue.

The party thinned out some. Shane, Grayson, and Owen (another boy from Shane's class) played outside together.

They ran all up and down the yard together.

After two hours, I was wiped out. The party was organized pandemonium! Kids ran and screamed and played in every direction. Many good memories were made! Shane cried when I put him in the car, but I could tell he was wiped out. We watched a couple of 3-2-1 Penguins episodes when we got home to come off the excitement high. 

I bet Shane went to school today (Monday) ready to see his friends.