I Survived the Boy’s First Slumber Party!

First of all, I apologize in advance for the phone photos – there was no time to bust out the “good camera”.  I know – I’m a terrible blogger!

As I mentioned last Friday my son had his first slumber party this past weekend.  His actual birthday is today, but since this coming weekend is Memorial Day weekend we decided to have his party early.   I had originally planned to have a camp out  – cook out themed party.

I had grand plans to set up our tent in the backyard, grill hamburgers and roast marshmallows by the fire pit.  But the rain put a kink in those plans.  The party was moved inside, and I was ever so grateful to have a basement large enough to host 5 rowdy boys!

I went with an all American boy theme, but I kept the party decorations to a minimum.

tablecloth – walmart, plates – dollar store, planes, cups, pinwheels  – hobby lobby

I hung up some paper lanterns (Pier 1) and found the coolest glow in the dark balloons at Hobby Lobby.  They were a huge hit!

The only organized activity I had planned was a balloon pop.  I filled up a bunch of balloons with candy and had the boys use push pins to pop them.   Other than that  – there were nerf gun battles and air hockey competitions.  They also watched a movie (Tron – Legacy).  If you can even believe it – these boys partied until almost 4 am!  One got sick early in the evening and ended up going home, but the rest of them never ran out of energy.  I admit at around 3 am I was a tad cranky and ready for them to settle down.  But they are such a sweet group of friends, and at this age (9 years old) they are pretty darn hilarious!

At 7:30 am I found them like this.

I love this picture so much!  I hope my boy remembers his first slumber party forever.  He had the biggest grin on his face all night.  He said it was the best birthday party he’s ever had!

For this child I prayed.  He’s a gift from God, and I’m so blessed to be his mother.

Happy Birthday to my sweet boy!