Jakson's Birthday Party

This past weekend we hosted Jakson's birthday party since the week of his actual birthday will probably prove hectic and busy with the arrival of his little sister. We had invited 12 of his friends, and 5 could come so it was a good size group for the day. He decided he wanted a "Hot Wheels" themed party, and it turned out to be pretty cool. We rented a jumper/bouncy play set (one of those inflatable doohickeys) for the kids to jump around, plus the swing set, and Jakson' numerous other toys provided good entertainment. Karla and I made a yummy chocolate cake and we had "octane" juice for the kids. Here are some of the pictures:

I made candy race cars and this neat tank (my favorite) out of gum and various other goodies

This was the spread outside. We are lucky enough to have some nice neighbors who had this picnic table and canopy we could borrow. The weather was perfect Saturday.

Here is Jakson and one of his best friends Cade jumping around.

Jakson got all the candles in one breath. (Notice he has the girls sitting by him Lyjona and Kyra)

There was no shortage of help opening presents.

Here is Jakson's cake and the Pit Passes (name tags)

We had a lot of fun. I can honestly say I think I had as much fun jumping around in the bouncy bus (yes it was a bus - the monster truck was taken already) as the kids did. We had it most of the weekend. Jakson is excited to actually turn 5 next week, although if you ask him now he'll tell you he's already 5.