Birthday Party Fun

We had a fun party at the house for Alex's birthday with some of his best buddies: Cecily, Nicholas, and Owen, as well as Owen's sister Maddi. Alex had been asking for a party at Pump It Up for months. We weren't going to go that route, but we were fortunate enough to have a friend who has a reasonably sized bounce house that we could fit in our basement (after moving the couch and coffee table out of the way). Bouncing was a big hit! We also had a book exchange (that did not go as smoothly as I had hoped, which was my fault), and the kids did an art project to make bookmarks, keeping with the book theme. The other theme of the party was Toy Story, which Alex loved, especially the cake.

In the bounce house with Cecily

Even Maddi spent some time in the bounce house

It didn't take long for Nicholas
and Owen to find the trucks.

Busy crafters

Alex made a circus bookmark

Owen even joined in!

The Toy Story cake

Alex was "hiding" while everyone sang

Alex and Cecily enjoying cake

Phase 1 of the book exchange