The party started at 3:30. The ponies were to arrive at 4:00. Kids showed up. People talked. Kids ran wild. Next thing I knew, it was 4:15. No ponies. Starting to stress, I finally received a call from the company. They were running late. Boy was I relieved. Phoenix never, not once, mentioned anything else about his party other than the horses that were coming. He couldn't wait!!!! He wanted to ride a pony more than anything else.
We kicked off the pony part by painting a pony. I'm talking real paint with a real life horse. It was too cute because all the kids did their handprint on the pony. From there it turned into a masterpiece of paint smattered all over, colors combining into a black mess. But the kids were having a blast and thats all that mattered. It was the cutest thing ever!!!!!
From there we went to pony rides. The rides were to last an hour, but since the company was running late they stayed longer. All the kids wanted to ride the blue pony. Poor red (brown) guy :(. They took turns riding them all over the backyard. A kid would take a turn and then immediately go right back in line for another. My heart was filled watching them having such fun in celebration of my "baby."
From there, we had dinner. We served BBQ, hot dogs, baked beans, mac&cheese and potato salad, all courtesy of M&M BBQ. Dinner was beyond fabulous.
The kids were all anxious for the waterside at this point (we opted to wait until pony rides were over), so thats just what we did. We blew the slide up and let the kids go to town!
After a bit, we did cake and ice cream.
We finally remembered the piñata. Because all kids need more candy right before bed, right (well, as long as they aren't spending the night with me!!!)???!!!! Again, the kids had a blast taking turns hitting the mustache. Well, all except Phoenix. He totally lost it when one of the kids broke it open. Total meltdown. So we gave him a golf club and let him go to town :). It worked ;)!!!
What a fun-filled day we had celebrating Phoenix! Thank you to all of our friends and family who helped make this day possible by being there for us, helping us, and just laughing with us. Memories are made to last a lifetime and the ones from this day will definitely do just that!
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