Two weeks ago we had Brendon's water war birthday party at the splash park we love. It was a beautiful overcast afternoon/evening. Almost too cold for the water war....
We filled up over 650 water balloons (I lost count near the end) to help entertain all the boys. I thought we had a lot of balloons--tubs and tubs full--but they were still gone in no time. The boys played with their water guns after the balloons were gone--we formed two teams, put a line of paint on each boy's arm, and they tried to soak the other team until their paint came off. The last boy with paint still on their arm wins. Make any sense? They had a blast, but I feel bad that the "washable" paint turned out to not be so washable. I'm sure there's a lot of parents who hate me now =) but the boys loved it!
Here's a picture with Jonathan's arm painted.
Ty probably threw the most balloons. He'd been patiently waiting for days as we filled them up.
Brendon totally scored on presents from all his friends.
Brendon had to fake blowing out his candles--with all the wind, there was no way my lighter would work. And he doesn't love cake, so we just put his candles in a melting ice-cream sandwich.
Nate and Damon getting some of the water balloons.
I think the boys had a great time, and I know Brendon did.
We're so excited that Brendon's eleven--and such a great eleven-year-old kid!!
