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I got these little bottles of Martinelli's sparkling apple cider on clearance and I thought the boys would love them. They didn't, which was fine with me, as that meant I got to drink it all. They did love the bottles, though, and used them as weapons, of course. When he first saw them, Jason said,"These kind of look like beer." Now, I'm pretty sure he's never seen any beer before, in his short lifetime. I said, "Beer? How do you know about beer? Did you see it on TV, or hear someone talk about it?" He said, "No. Everyone knows what beer is."

The Party of Parties

It had to be the best one ever because it's the only one he'll ever have. I really dislike doing friend parties, but I decided they can all have one when they turn eight. Eight. Can you believe I have an eight-year-old?!
The invitations were fun; Joey requested a pop-up card, so I got online and found a website that makes it really easy. Just copy, cut, glue and color, and they turned out really cute. He wanted a Darth Vader pinata, which if I bought it would probably have been 20 bucks, without the candy. So I decided I would make my own, which cost next to nothing. He LOVED it, but unfortunately it broke after only 4 kids. I thought the rest would be disappointed that they didn't get to hit it, but I guess they were too excited about the candy to care.

He wanted a Soundwave cake, which is a Transformer from the cartoon we watched when we were kids. He transforms into a tape player, and has some little tape transformers that go inside. I think none of the other kids knew what a tape player or tapes even are. These days the Soundwave Transformer is an MP3 player with little flash drives. Joey said it was really awesome. Good thing, since I was up till 3:00 in the morning making it.
They had a big water fight. This poor girl brought a huge water gun, and everybody ganged up on her. She was a good sport.

The treasure hunt was Joey's favorite part. At the end was a bunch of little dollar toys, one for each kid. Jason got a whoopee cushion. He said, "Know why I love this thing so much? Because it's orange and it makes a funny sound."

So the party was a success, and Joey was really happy with it. I haven't yet recovered (They're so exhausting!). Only 3 more years till Jasons . . .