Cole's 8th Birthday

Let's have a simple birthday party at home, I said. It will be cheap and fun, I said. Marshmallow shooters will be great, I said.

Right.

The weather was beautiful. The sun shown brightly down on a lovely October day. We organized all of the PVC parts and set out the marshmallows. The boys began to happily build their creations. 

Left to Right: Asher, Isak, Adam, Sebastian, Cole, Milo, and Ben

And then began to shoot the marshmallows...

All over the yard...

Where that lovely bright sun softened them...

And they stuck in big clumps to grass and dirt and then embedded themselves in everyone's shoes.

As a boy - this was the greatest thing ever. 

As a mom with a house full of carpet...not so much.

And lets talk about feeding 8 boys and having them decorate zombie cookies.

Actually, lets' not.

However, when Cole bragged to me that everyone said it was the best birthday party ever, it made me smile. 

 We also had some time to celebrate with Pa & Nana.

 And with the Thomsen's.

So it ended up being a pretty great 8th birthday. But next year? 

Next year we'll just go to a movie.