Peter's Sleepover Party

Since we have allowed our kids to have a friend birthday party at ages 5 and 8 (so far), it was Peter's turn this year.  He decided to have a sleepover, which is also what Esther did when she turned 8.  We invited all the boys in his class, but a few were out of town or unable to come, and 1 of his buddies was sick.  We ended up with 5 boys for the evening part of the party, and 3 of them slept over, which was a great number.  It was a lot of fun and it was neat to get to know some of his friends better.

We started with pizza and then went to Mulick Park to sled (hoping that if we tired them out, they would actually sleep!)  It was a perfect night for sledding and we had a great time and thankfully no injuries.  Miriam joined in the sledding fun, but Esther opted to hang out with Aunt Karen instead.

When we got home, we had cupcakes and ice cream and Peter opened his gifts.  He received some very cool gifts from his friends and has already had a lot of fun with them.

It's hard to get a picture in the dark,
but you get the idea!

Cupcakes, decorated by the birthday boy himself!

Toys 'r Us Gift Card

Rush Hour logic game and NASCAR bashers car

Despicable Me 2 Movie

Mouse Trap game

Nerf Gun with laser

Next it was time for a game.  Peter came up with "pin the checkered flag on the car" so we used a car cutout that was part of the party decorations and printed out little checkered flags.  Then it was on to a Lego building contest.  Peter had specific rules and guidelines, which he explained very thoroughly to the boys.  They each received wheels, a steering wheel, and a windshield and they had to create some type of vehicle.  We put all the Lego drawers in the middle of the floor and they went to town.  They were down there for a long time, and probably would have stayed down there all night if we had let them!  It was so fun to see the variety of creations that they made and the creativity and ideas that each one put into his vehicle.  Peter wanted Casey to be the judge, so he came up with 6 different categories so that each kid won first place in a different category.  :)

Two of the boys were picked up around 10:00 and then the other boys got into pj's and watched Despicable Me 2.  They were very quiet and apparently fell asleep quickly after the movie ended.  In the morning they stayed quiet and watched the first Despicable Me movie until Casey had waffles ready for breakfast.  Then they played Legos again for a while and Casey took them home.

Peter had a great time, and we are thankful for the nice friends that he has.  Now his birthday is officially over until next year!