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 . . .