Outdoor Movie Bash

 Birthday's are glorious occasions. Especially the big ones. You know, 16 when you get to drive. 18 when you get to go to naughty movies & buy naughty things. 21 when you get to go to Vegas the first time. 40 when... uh nevermind. And last but not least 12, when at the Walker house you get your first cell phone!!! Well, Jake our little social butterfly has waited and wished for this day for a looooong time now. On May 9th it finally happened. Did it live up to the hoopla? Dunno, ask him.

Wade & Jake adding contacts to his new center of his universe

We managed to throw a few other fun things into his day. Among the favorites were Birthday breakfast. A tradition at our house. Birthday person chooses what they want for breakfast. The whole family eats together, even if that means Luke being late for school. I know... mother of the year. 

Jakes fave: german pancakes

 

 

 

 

 At his family party he chose 'Better than sex cake' & strawberry ice cream. (the nominations for Mother of the year are really piling up now)  What a combo right? Ewww. He received lots of cash which was perfect because the next week he got to order his custom baseball glove with all his money. It has not left his side since. The boy might as well stitch it to his elbow.

 For his friend party, he invited his entire baseball team, plus several school & neighbor kids for an outdoor movie night. Much to old for cake & ice cream, we opted for a 'Popcorn Bar' complete with buttered popcorn with 4 different flavored salts, caramel popcorn, and white chocolate popcorn (god bless you Donna). Sticking with my red white & black theme, we did mini coke cans & mini red gatorades to drink, Red hot jawbreakers, red licorice, and red airheads.

Waiting for the sun to drop over the horizon, we took the boys to play fugitive for awhile. The game goes like this. We drop them off about a mile from our house, put them in groups, and they have to find a way to get back to our house unseen by us hunting them like dogs from the truck. The neighbors love us for all of our fence jumping, flower squishing, ditch diving nonsense. I haven't the foggiest clue why the boys love this game so much. It's the only thing they ever want to play when a big group gets together. I guess we can thank the lord we live in an area safe enough to play this game.  (knock on wood)

When it was finally getting twi-lighty Jake opened his presents. The 'winner' was a 'Twinkie-holder'. Yes he uses it.

 Finally it was dark enough to start the movie. We piled every sleeping bag, quilt, blanket, comforter, & pillow known to this little 1/4 acre of earth on the back lawn and the boys snuggled in to watch "The Perfect Game", a darling little flick about the Mexican National Little League Team.

All of the boys parents told me the next day they had the best time ever. I was just glad they stayed put in my back yard until they all got picked up at 11:00 P.M. My mother of the year status would be in jeopardy if I lost someones kid. They are all very good boys and we were glad to have them celebrate with us. Happy 12th Jake... Love you, Mom.