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Sam's birthday was on the 31st, but we waited until last weekend to celebrate with his buddies. For his party, the only thing he wanted to do was go skiing. We explained to him that not all of his friends ski and that it would be difficult to keep track of so many boys. But he still insisted on skiing for his party. I wasn't sure how the whole ski thing with 8 kids under 8 would play out (actually 1 was 10), but I decided to not worry about it and just go with the flow.
But we also wanted to include his other friends; so, we decided to take his friends that do ski for a couple hours, then meet up with the rest of the boys at Fat Cats for some bowling, pizza, presents, cake, arcade, and ticket spending.
Turns out....it was an excellent idea. The kids all did great skiing and they had so much fun! I think they felt cool going up the lift and down the hill on their own. They even figured out how to get their skis back on after a little yard sale crash! I even think Millie had fun being the only girl!
We met up with 6 more kids at Fat Cats for a really really fun time! I loved watching those adorable boys, they are all so cute and funny and play so well together.
What a fun day and night!
I love that in every picture I have of Sam opening his presents (like 10 pictures), someone is behind him giving him rabbit ears! Is that not classic 8 year old boys? They thought it was sooo funny!
I like to make a big deal of the birthday cakes. Other than a couple ice cream cakes from Baskin Robbins, I have always made the cake whatever they choose. I really like to bake/cook so this part is always fun for me. Usually I spend a chunk of the day decorating the cake...but not this time. Sambo said he didn't really know/care what his cake was this year so I whipped it up pretty quick and threw on some gumballs inpromptu. It's supposed to be a # 8. But the best part was....
The middle! This cake is made with Sprite instead of eggs and oil. It tasted yummy and looked even better. The kids loved the surprise inside! Oh yeah and the gumballs.
We love you birthday boy.