Spring Break??? More Like Winter Break

O what fun we had in our house yesterday. We had a spring break party. And boy did we ever party. The weather decided to go from the upper 70's earlier in the week to the lower 40's the day of the party. So, the outdoor party in the back yard that I had planned with balloons and confetti and darts and all had to quickly be turned into a 3 different stations throughout the house with games and crafts kind of party. Why so organized you might wonder. THERE WERE SIXTEEN OF THEM....boys that is, all ranging from 3 to about 8 years old. (That is not including 3 toddlers and a crawler that were welcomed siblings). :) We really had a blast and in the end......I'll let you in on a little secret......Tom and Jerry are great friends to wearied moms and kids of all ages enjoy their "company." They saved the day for the last 20min. or so.

The cake was so fun and a huge hit. I saw this in the familyfun magazine and have been dying to make it for a long time. Before serving it each of the SIXTEEN boys got to pick a piece off of the dragon. It was a great treat for them and a good time "waster" :) for me.

A fun tidbit: Benjamin saw the cake after I made it and said that is so cool Mommy. I think you should make some fire coming out of his mouth. What a great idea I exclaimed. So, I used the red fruit roll ups for the flames. What a great suggestion.

Whoops! Just for the record. There was ONLY 15 boys. Shalom was the token girl in attendance. O, and also. I could not have pulled off the party without the help of two great girls. Elizabeth Coplon and Lydia Grace. They were such great helpers with set-up, during, and clean-up. (That is another one of my secrets to getting it all done.)