The day after the backyard was finished we had Hyrum's birthday party (it was a crazy week of sharing time, teaching preschool, pinewood derby, in-laws visiting, Derek conducting at a baptism and culminating with a party for Hyrum...oh and mothers day). I thought this was the year he'd want a Star Wars party but after debating between Star Wars, Transformers and Spider-man he decided on Spider-man. We got right to work decorating with blue and red spiderwebs.
We'd invited 7 of Hyrum's friends over and he could not wait. We asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he said a piñata so we knew that would be part of the festivities. Luckily for us we were looking for his party fare the week of Cinco de Mayo so we were able to get a piñata for a great deal. Unfortunately we couldn't find a Spider-man one and had to get a Superman one...it ended up being a super hero party in the end.
The festivities began with the Master of Ceremonies ( my amazing husband ) calling all the kids onto the foam squares for "Pin the spider on the web" which I only got pictures of after the fact.
Then we were off to web the bad guys! I found pictures of the Spider-man bad guys Hyrum knew and taped them to balloons we hung from the rafters. It was a good thing he knew seven of them.
Then we gave each of the kids a container of silly string to web their bad guy. But what I didn't think of was how hard it would be for the kids to actually spray their silly string nor the smell ( and toxic fumes? ) that would come out of that many cans of silly string being emptied at the same time. It was fun nonetheless.
Then came the moment Hyrum had been waiting for. The Pinata! We rigged it too a hook to raise it for the different height levels of the kids ( and to bounce it for the older boys ). They had a blast.
Noah even got in on the action. I think he only connected once though.
It was fitting that the piñata was a Superman one because I swear that thing was made of steel.
Unfortunately at one point in the excitement for their turn there was a tangle for the stick and one of Hyrum's female party guests got smacked in the face. It was so sad. The fun Master of Ceremonies was called away to comfort the injured and the enforcer (me) came to take over the game in his stead. After the smack the stick was given to me after each turn before anyone got off their chairs. Yet I can't tell you how many boys took their chances hopping off their chairs prematurely while sticks flew and the piñata swung back at faces. Boys just get too excited to acknowledge the risk, I guess.
(The adorable little girl in the pink- yeah that's the one who caught it in the face- the other adorable girl wouldn't get anywhere near the piñata - wise...very wise )
Finally it took a swing from Derek and a lot of shaking to free the superhero candy from the man of steel. Then it was time for cake and presents
We'd ordered a cake from Sam's Club ( I can hear my sister groaning now) at least a week before the event and they called me the day before to tell me that they didn't have the decorations for the cake and offered other themes. I was bugged. Derek was more so and suggested that we get the cake somewhere else which we did. THIS cake had a Spider-man who wished Hyrum a happy birthday. Even better.
Then came the presents which Hyrum loved. I didn't get any pictures since for some reason I was running around. It was interesting that it was the girls that gave him the gifts he initially liked the most. :)
After presents we went outside to do a water balloon toss which really ended up being a water balloon fight. It had been an after thought to get them and they were absolutely a hit!
All in all it was a great time! Happy Birthday little man! We sure love you!
3 comments:
Pam said...
How funny!I laughed at all the "new rules" that cropped up during the party. You planned the party like a girl and then boys made it their kind of party. Sounds like it was a hit! Happy Birthday, dear Hyrum!Wish we could have been there, too.
Brei said...
Happy Birthday Hyrum! It looks like such a fun party-I think I'll hire you guys to do my kids' parties from now on. :)
Jenn J. said...
You are an awesome party planner and super fun mom! It sounds like Hyrum had a really great party! I would have been so bugged by the cake thing too. That one you got is absolutely perfect though. Where'd you get it? Happy Birthday, Hy! I can't believe you're four. :)