our preference would have been to hold it in our very own backyard,
but since we are in between homes right now, this wide-open grassy park was our best option.
i really tried not to go overboard this birthday with details this year (c might disagree).
i focused on (1) fun party project - making silly monster t-shirts!
after purchasing a cute #4 monster tee from this etsy shoppe for the birthday boy,
i thought it would be fun to try to make a simpler version for the birthday guests.
i purchased a dozen hanes tees, colored felt and fabric glue from michaels,
then drew and cut out the shapes taken from the same book that inspired scoutie's invitations.
it wasn't difficult to do, but it did take me few hours over two weekends.
i'm SO glad i spent the time making these, because they were a hit!!
the kiddos proudly chose a shirt when they arrived at the party and all
of them actually put it on and wore it for the entire party.
this made for extra cute pictures.
it was a fun-filled morning with guests lingering until their younger ones needed
afternoon naps (including the b-day boy). as soon as scoutie walked in the front door
he said "that was the best party EVER but i'm exhausted and need to take a rest".
i smiled to myself thinking mission accomplished
party highlights: a monster bean bag toss game that christopher created,
hoppity ball races down a hill, whacking the monster pinata,
dancing to the monster mash and the one-eyed-one-horn flying purple people eater song,
and unveiling the cute green monster cake that christopher made.
a few fun photos of scoutie's special day ...
~ the kids liked looking at the green monster cake,
but preferred cupcakes over the dyed green coconut shavings covering it.
also, i'm embarrased to admit this, i forgot the loglighter to light the candle antennas on the cake!
sweet scoutie couldn't even blow out candles at the park (he was very sad about this),
regardless, we all sang 'happy birthday' to him but the candle blowing and wish making was
postponed for a home celebration the next evening.
