.: The Party

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Party

Ashton's Sleepover Party was so much fun! I think Ashton had a huge smile on his face the entire party. Here are a few pics for him to remember it. His invitation;

A few of his presents. He got some great presents and he was really happy with all of them, especially the lego and the Smiggles Stationary which is such a big thing here.

He had all of his friends come except for two (Kim and Jacob were out of town for the weekend). Matthew, Joshua, Andrew, Brie, Anna, Sarah and Ashley. I let Noah's best friend Harry come too so that Noah would have someone his own age.

Ashton got such a sweet birthday card from Anna. I love how she writes 'who's a boy' twice!

All the kids arrived at 6.30pm. Uncle Travis arrived too with lots of pizza. The party dinner was pizza, hot chips and carrot sticks;

Then we played a few party games - the traditional kiwi game 'parce the parcel', pin the tail on the donkey and ring toss. Even Juliet ended up with the parcel (photo below). She was really happy to hold the parcel, but not keen on passing it on. She let out a nice little scream in protest!

Next came the ice-cream, jelly sundaes. I had planned all week to make Ashton a special cake, but I ran out of time. So I decided to skip the cake and do something a little different. We cut up bananas to go on top of the sundaes and each child put a candle in their sundae and got to blow out their own candle. Fortunately all the kids loved this idea including Ashton;

After everyone was on a sugar high from ice-cream we decided to get rid of all the energy by dancing. We turned the music up really loud and all the kids danced their hearts out until they were completely hot, sweaty and red!!! It was well after 10pm and the kids were still dancing. Every time I tried to turn the music off the kids begged for 'one' more song. The funniest thing was that Ashton refused to dance! And he had been dancing all week long before the party, in preparation for his big night. We think he got shy because of the girls. Noah wouldn't dance because Harry wouldn't dance and Hayden only likes to dance with his own friends or family. We finally got everyone calmed down and in their sleeping bags at 11pm. Joshua didn't have any pj's and he refused to borrow some of Ashton's. So he wore his undies to bed! And I don't think they were his undies, they must have been his Dad's because they were wayyy big and baggy! He kept parading around in them and the girls kept covering their eyes and telling Joshua to get back in his sleeping bag. It was quite hilarious. Time went on and one by one the girls started to cry (as girls do). One cried because she couldn't sleep and it was too noisy, then another cried because she thought she might wet her sleeping bag. But the tears only lasted for a moment and the issues were easily resolved. Then the kids started confessing to each other (making pinky promises no one would reveal their secrets) who wets the bed, who snores really loud, who sleep walks, who has bad dreams etc. This was quite neat to observe because they really seem to bond together and support one another. At 11.30pm I put on my mean voice and made the announcement that anyone who continued to talk would be put in another room. Within 5 minutes they were ALL asleep!!! Ashton was the 1st one awake at 5am, but he didn't disturb anyone until they all started waking at 6.30. Tony made a big pot of hot chocolate for breakfast (which they really loved) and for breakfast they had rice bubbles and cornflakes. We did get asked why the breakfast was so healthy (lol) so we let them have a chocolate cupcake after their cereal to make it unhealthy!

Our sleepover birthday party was a great success for the 3rd time! We'll definitely be doing it again next year :)

1 comment:

Jen said...: You ARE "that Mom" who can do it all! Well done! :); November 22, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Funny Comments

Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!