Let the Parties Begin!

A couple of Saturday's ago, Eli got to go to Jason and Juliana's birthday party. They live right next to Mamaw and Papaw and are really close to our family. We were so excited to get an invitation to their birthday party.

When we got there, Eli immediately spotted the huge swing set they had in their backyard. And of course, he had to play on it with the other kids. He went right to it and started climbing, but figured out he couldn't do it on his own. Papaw came to the rescue and helped him climb up to the very top. I was right behind him every step of the way because I knew Eli lacks a fear of danger and I could just see him walking right off the side of the swing set and not thinking a thing about it. Talk about giving a Momma gray hairs!

Giving the birthday girl a hug

Jumping in the little bouncer

I want one of these, please!

He didn't really like being "supervised" by Mommy, but he knew I wasn't budging, so he made the most of it. He loved spinning the wheel, climbing the rock wall, and sliding down the slide with me. I enjoyed it just as much as he did!

All that climbing and sliding made him really hungry. I told him we were going to eat and he got really excited. He ate 1 1/2 hot dogs, strawberries, and some chips. He's eating so much better these days, thank goodness!

After lunch, all the kids lined up to try their hand at the pinata. After several swings from all the kids, Jason had the honor of knocking all the candy out. I snagged a Fruit Roll-Up for Eli and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup for me and we were both happy campers.

We sang Happy Birthday to both of the kids and then it was play time for Eli again. He had a BLAST! He loved the big cars that Jason and Juliana had. Guess which one he liked better? HA HA! Let's just say Daddy wouldn't have been too happy. He even got to play on the big boy jumper after most of the kids went home. We had a great time. Thanks for the invite Jason and Juliana! Happy Birthday!!