I can NOT believe my baby is 10 years old already. It seems like just yesterday my little 3lb preemie was fighting with all his might just to be able to stay on this earth. Looking at him now you would never be able to tell he was such a teeny tiny little guy. What a complete joy Kyle has been to Ryan and I and our family. He is the perfect big brother. He loves his siblings, is kind to ALL even those who are not kind to him and is just an all around good kid.
We decided to have an Indiana Jones party this year. I printed a map with all the party details on a cut up paper grocery bag.
we rolled them up like scrolls and tied them with twine and Kyle hand delievered them to all of his little friends.
We were so lucky to have my sisters family in town. To say that my nephew Jefferson LOVES Indiana Jones would be an understatement. That boy is an Indy expert and a big kid at heart so I was thrilled when he agreed to help me plan and put together Kyle's party. Christy and I both LOVE to throw parties and it was a dream come true to have her with me to pull it all off. I could NOT have done it with out them.
We played a couple of games Indy style and then Indy himself took them on a BIG adventure. It was supposed to be an outdoor party but wouldn't ya know it, it rained ALL day and we had to move a lot of it inside.
That didn't stop us though, it just added to the adventure. Christy brought a lot of her Halloween decore. She has a ton and Jefferson used it all in a really cool cave that he made for the kids. They had to crawl through some fridge boxes and ended in the shed. It was awesome, Jeff rigged a trap so when they found and took their treasure it caused them to get trapped. Us adults beat on the shed to add to the effect. Then they had to pull a string to try and find how to open the wall. When they pulled on it Ryand and Uncle Kendall sprayed them with silly string and the wall opened as they climbed out while still being sprayed. It was AWESOME!!!!
Jeff set up blue tarps for water and they got to literally swing across the water on Indy's whip. The boys LOVED this. When they came inside they found a big treasure chest full of presents and we opend gifts had Cake and ice cream. The cake was just cupcakes with a white chocolate chrystal skull on it. Christy brought the mold for those and made them and they were a HUGE hit. They turned out AWESOME.
This party would not have been nearly as fun or as great without the Clements. I think we should make it a tradition that they come and help me with all our parties. :) it sure was wonderful to have them here.
Happy Birthday, Kyle! You make your dad and I so very happy.
