but because he was off to florida, c and i were able to coordinate
everything while he was away.
we tried to keep this 'military' party simple.
it was held at our home in the backyard. take-homes were olive drab
tees for all the soldiers {guests}, and the birthday boy got something
different - a camo tee which he LOVED!
i had a tank piñata made at a local shoppe and filled it with candy,
dog tags and army men. as always, c made a tank cake the night before the party.
it wasn't fancy, but most most important, it was 'cool' and made by their dad.
scout had a dozen kids over ranging from our neighbor's 5 year daughter,
to the saucedo family with four boys ranging from 6 to 13,
to keep all these soldiers busy, c put them through basic training,
leading them through a myriad of exercises.
they marched, did push-ups, jumping jacks, sit-ups,
and swimming drills as christopher lovingly barked orders at them.
scout took the exercises VERY serious.
the celebration was lots of fun and i think it's safe to say,
we all slept like rocks that night.
some photos of scout's big day:
