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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Joshua's 6th Birthday Party

Joshua's birthday party was today and an awesome time was had by all. We had it at Out of This World Pizza! We decided to do it there mainly for the "wow" factor for the kids, but also because it is a very easy birthday party to put on for parents with a new baby. All we had to do was some initial planning and then show up with balloons -- Out of This World staff took care of all the rest.

It was pretty funny because we figured that the kids would play most of the time and we'd have to round all 14 of 'em up when it was time for pizza, then cake and ice cream and then presents. What ended up happening was when the pizza was ready, they announced over the loudspeaker, "Joshua's party, your pizza is ready!" Somehow, all these kids that were scattered throughout the huge crowded play area came rushing to the table in a single throng, ready for their pizza! When it was time for cake, Jake went to pick it up from the front counter and, encouraged by the success of the pizza announcement, asked if they would announce that it was cake time for Joshua's party. Sure enough, it was as if the pied piper had made the announcement and almost all 14 kids appeared out of the woodwork (Daniel was on the lam most of the time, playing too hard to be bothered with food). And since we all know that the 3rd time's a charm, he had them do it once again for the ice cream. No matter what the kids were doing or where they were, they heard that announcement and came rushing back. It was pretty cute and it made things pretty easy for us!

I think I can safely say that everyone had a great time, especially the birthday boy who told me repeatedly that this was the "best birthday party ever!" We are really grateful for the friends we've made here in Oregon -- there's lots of neat people here and we're so glad they could help us celebrate our special guy!

4 Comments:

Blogger A | E said...

Happy Birthday Joshua!!! Thanks for being our first nephew! You are such an amazing, intelligent, funny kid and we love you! Love Aunt Erin and Uncle Adam.

3/16/2009 10:39 AM  
Blogger Kim said...

Wow, 6! My oldest turns 6 next month- I'm feeling old already...

3/16/2009 4:34 PM  
Blogger Linn said...

Six? That went way too fast! He is darling and what a fun party!

3/17/2009 10:45 AM  
Blogger Debby said...

I can't believe Joshua is 6!!! Where did the time go? It sounds like a fun party!

Hey - if you are serious, we really would love to come out and visit for a day or two maybe this summer! We'd love to see you and see what it is like. I really miss being able to talk to you guys. It has been a year since I saw you last in San Diego! That went by pretty quick too. A lot has happened, you have moved and had a darling little baby! I hope you are still enjoying Lucas. I'd love to meet him sometime!

3/24/2009 9:48 AM  

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