Z's party w/ Friends!

       Luckily we had no rain and we were able to have Z's party outside as planned in the backyard!!!

 We decorated sports pendants & a bag and had a relay race that involved runnng over to the treehouse, climbing up, grabbing a ribbon off a stick, coming down the slide, then going into the black tube to grab another ribbon on a stick, then running back to the starting spot.   It was a fun break in what mostly happened which was jumping on our "new" free trampoline!!!   D got it set up just in time for this party!!!  Our kids were SOOOO excited!   Some kid's moms looked a little worried since they are used to trampolines with net enclosures . . I grew up with a trampoline and no enclosure so it doesn't bother me. 

 We ate a little dinner then it was PINATA time!!!! 

D made the pinata a soccer ball !!!  Impressive! 

 B was a little sad she didn't get a chance to hit!  I let kids hit twice and go youngest to oldest . . . so  a couple kids didn't get a turn.  SORRY!  Next time only one hit each!  :)  This was our first pinata at a party!  My sister suggested the tarp underneath and colored paper confetti inside with the candy to FLY out when it broke - it was fun! 

After cake and ice cream and opening presents . . . all the kids went off to play and that left Z alone finishing up his cake!  :)  The sight made me want to take a picture.  He got some cool presents - so he wasn't complaning!  :)    I think it was a successful party!  He invited 7 friends - 2 couldn't come at the last minute - but 2 of his friends brought a brother - so he still had 7 friends!  :)   But if the party would have been inside - that might have been too many kids?!?!  Very thankful to be able to have it outside!

P.S. Here's our new piato furniture that we just got with the Christmas money from D's dad!  We love it and are very thankful to have it!!!!