Jimmy decided he wanted a park party with sword fighting and running amok. We went up to the partk behind Bennett elementary school and took over the park pavilion and playground for a few hours. The weather was really nice but quite windy. Actually, more than quite windy - it was downright annoying. Texas has such extremes and this area rarely has a nice little breeze. I guess they do everything big in Texas?
Pick your weapon of choice!
This is a longtime family friend E. Oddly he and Mike look like they could be brothers! In fact, when he arrived and came over the hill Jim said "oh, there's Mike" LOL He really thought it was Mike (whom I'd just been looking for). I was confused because I had just spotted Mike in the complete opposite direction. I had to snap this pic and send it to E's mom for her amusement (she was away on a birthday spa getaway).
Did I mention it was windy? It took FOREVER to get the grill lit for the burgers and dogs.
I made two cakes since it was a larger group AND we were having quite a few sleepover later. One chocolate and one yellow. Jimmy's cake was special though. He picked out a chocolate cream pie. This is what happened to the pie thanks to the wind.
He didn't even get to try a piece!! We were all completely shocked when it flew off the table. I guess the holey table surface was too well ventilated.
To add insult to injury, someone rootbeer blew off the table a minute or two later and joined the birthday boy pie. I started laughing hysterically after that happened.
David saves the day!! At the end of the party, we packed up and were headed back over to the house. David made up for the Pie incident by offering Jimmy a front seat ride in his brand new Camaro. As you can see, Jimmy was very pleased. Happy Ending to the party!
The morning after was a bit messy but everyone seemed to have a lot of fun and Jimmy has a lot of great memories for his big 1-3.
