Milkshakin' Party!

We finally had a birthday party for Max (two weeks late). We did so much traveling and so much visiting that there was no way I could throw a party on his birthday.



We had a milkshake and potato chip party since those are two of his favorite things to eat. We set up down in the community room, brought blenders and handed out shakes.



We rented a bounce house (thanks to grandpa) and Max pretty much thought it was the greatest thing EVER. Not only was it his party FINALLY (I made the mistake of telling him about it two weeks ago) but he also got a BOUNCE HOUSE!! They set it up at 9 in the morning and Max didn't get out of it until it was time to open presents. That kid loves to bounce!





Max requested a pinata for the party so we went to Party City and he picked out the number 3. He didn't really like the idea of whacking Diego or a turtle. He also picked out the candy that went inside and helped fill it. And he was ALL about whacking that thing to get the candy out! At one point we thought Tyler could help him and he'd be able to whack the thing open -- oh no -- that caused a meltdown. He wanted to do it all by himself.



Max got tons of awesome presents (a water slide, a fire engine, a dinosaur car, a pirate guy, puzzles, a cape with an M on it, a car that shoots out when you press a button...)





And of course his most favorite part was when everyone sang happy birthday to him. His face was so lit up and happy! I made cupcake pirate ships for all the kids and a mini pirate cake for Max (with a treasure chest and gold dabloons).





Lia successfully convinced her dad that she needed her own cupcake. She had no problem digging in and eating it all. Cute girl!





And of course Max wouldn't even touch his cake or cupcakes. Until we got home, he grabbed a spoon and scrapped off the homemade buttercream frosting and ate it.







I think Max had a great party. He was so sad when we started cleaning up and people started leaving. He kept saying, "but I'm not done with my party yet!" Poor kid. He wanted to party all day long. We ended just in time for naps. Max kept saying, "thank you mom for my awesome party!!" He really did have a great day. My sweet boy!