Connor's Birthday-Part III (The End)

The birthday festivities came to an ending this evening with a small soiree we had at the house with all of Connor's best buds. It seemed like a small number of boys in our head, but what they lacked in quantity they made up for in quality (of loudness). Seriously, they had such a great time. They played some bizarre basketball game outside for about two hours and only came in when it was so pitch dark that you literally couldn't see the ball anymore. They ate pizza, chips, strawberries, cupcakes, ice cream, m&m's (all the good stuff). They played a little Rock Band and ended the night with a Mario Cart tournament. It was super fun and I found myself just feeling really grateful that Connor has such wonderful friends! I can honestly say that I'm all birthday'd out for now. I gotta gear up for the Lily in April. Here's some pics of the crazy boys...

I had to include this picture because I just love Andy's awesome dancing in the background. He was cracking me up. And Christian (singing) has definitely missed his calling in life, we're pretty sure he's gonna be a rock star!

The band getting ready for their big gig.

The traditional birthday dogpile. It never ceases to amaze me how much 9-10 year old boys love to pummel one another...whatever floats their boat I guess.

Andy taking Connor down, as he often does. Could he look any happier? How can you not love a kid that smiles like that?

Lily was so happy to be included at dinnertime. She loves Connor's friends so much. She spent the first hour of the evening trying so hard to get anybody's attention. She eventually gave up and went and watched Kung Fu Panda instead. From left to right, we have Lily, Christian, Connor, Andy, Kyle, Caleb and Rusty.