Vacaction; Day 8

Day 8: Evie's Birthday

The Birthday Girl

We had a blast helping Madeline get ready for her girl's Fancy Nancy birthday party. The kids were all so excited when they saw the table loaded with adorable decorations, and delectable edibles. They were excited to be dressed up again, too. And when Evie's friends started arriving in their fancy dresses, things really got fun for everyone. 

The refreshment table.

I made these little purses based off a purse Madeline picked up at a little store. They're just cardstock wrapped around a Dove chocolate, and sealed with a bit of glue and a sticker. The handles are ribbon.

Drew, Owen and Samantha in front of the party tent.

From Fancy Free to Full-on Fit in no time...

The little girl in blue looks like she's saying, "Let's share--I'll have some of yours."

Drew's cupcake creation. Mmm...

Samantha loved the bright colors of the red velvet cupcakes. Of course, they tasted great, too!

The party turned out to be a lot of fun. I think my kids were the only one who threw tantrums, though. Darn. Drew threw one big tantrum and, as I was hauling him off (picture me carrying him under my arm like a football), his pants fell down, revealing his backside and at the same time revealing that he had no underwear on. It was hilarious. For everyone but Drew. 

Later that evening, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for Evie's birthday dinner. All the kids had a great time running around, pretending to drive all the cars, but when we put tokens in the cars to make them move, suddenly they weren't interested. The adults had a great time playing skee ball and basketball, and winning tickets. The kids caught on quickly, and they didn't want to "waste" any more tokens on car rides. Owen put a token in a machine when no one was looking, and won a balloon. We thought he took someone else's prize, but the people standing next to the machine said he played the game himself. Smart kid!

Evie and Owen riding a roller coaster simulator.

 There was a screen so the parents could watch the kids enjoy (or not really, in this case) the ride. 

Looks like we need to have a talk with Samantha about riding in cars with boys...

Owen and Samantha had a great time climbing on the jungle gym.

"They have Mario Kart! Just like we have at home!" 

She really had a lot more fun than it looks like in this picture. I think this must have been taken shortly after the mascot, Mr. Chuck E. Cheese himself, came around to give all the kids high-five. She started crying when he talked to her.

We had so much fun at Chuck E. Cheese. I used to mock it, because the commercials make it look like a (pardon the pun) cheesy place to go. But I would totally go back. Drew says it was his favorite part of vacation. Owen's favorite part was Brytton and Madeline's house in general. When we ask Samantha what her favorite part of vacation was she says, "I'm scared of Chuck E. Cheese."