8 is Great!

Happy 8th birthday Alex!

Today is going to be a very busy, exciting day, so we started off with yummy cinnamon rolls.

Alex really wanted to have his party on his actual birthday, which happens to fall on Super Bowl Sunday this year. But, we planned the party for the morning and had a great turn out! After breakfast, we packed up the cars and headed on over to Pump It Up for some jumping and sliding and snacks.

Everyone knows the drill, first you have to watch the safety video. Of course, I've never seen the staff enforce any of these rules, but it's good to hear about them!

 Inflatable crown and then off to the first room of fun!

Mady wasn't sure she wanted to jump, but she did a couple of slides.

Musical dots. Alex's friend Kiana was amazingly good at this game!

The revelers, worn out and ready for snacks.

For an early morning party, we decided to have bagels and cream cheese and fruit. Alex chose a Minecraft theme. Gma and I did a pretty good job on grass block cupcakes and TNT blocks!

And a Creeper even made an appearance!  Look out!

I love this picture of Alex. It might be the best smile I captured all day. 

For the goodie bag, everyone got a Minecraft mystery box. There was some fierce trading, all under the watchful eyes of the Creeper.

Part 2 of the day was our Super Bowl Party! Go Hawks!

Alex also opened his presents. Thanks for the awesome hoodie Auntie Nichole and Uncle Harry!

Gma's porch picture was pre-empted by Mady's touchdown celebration!

We had so much yummy food on Sunday that we decided to postpone Alex's birthday dinner choice for a couple of days. Spaghetti and meatballs is always a good choice!