A Campfire Birthday Party!
We reserved a campsite at a very local park, about 10 minutes away. The weather was cloudy and we were all a little unsure it would cooperate for our outdoor themed birthday party. Luckily, it was perfect and everything went just as we had planned, maybe even better.We started off the evening with a Nature Scavenger Hunt. While the girls were busy looking for different items, Hunter and Jared got a nice fire going for our hot dog roast.
Next, we played games. We played a fun version of tag, it was hilarious to watch all of these older girls try to catch Hunter. He is really, really fast.
The girls made up two teams and played a variety of minute-to-win-it games.
These girls had to move a cookie from their forehead to their mouth without touching it with their hands. Crazy!
Look at how excited Linsey's friend is, she had to balance 5 dice on a spoon held in her teeth.
But really, look at Emma. I think she wins the prize for cheering.
Linsey chose to have an ice cream cake this year, that's my kind of cake! Yum!
Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you....
Lots of great gifts from lots of great friends!
While Linsey opened presents, I took pictures and Austin was in the background of every picture playing with this balloon. He was having so much fun.
Tug-A-War
After we wore the girls out (or so we thought) with one more rowdy game, we roasted s'mores.
Maybe it was all the sugar. Maybe it was the late hour. Maybe it was all the fun and friends. Whatever it was, these girls got silly. Jared and I sat back and observed as the girls broke out into camp songs with silly actions and laughed about nothing. They all got giggly, and silly, and a little loud. It was fun to see them all having so much fun.
Everyone went home about 10:00 which was perfect. I'm not sure we could have ever gotten this group to sleep had we intended to stay the night. Plus, the next morning it was raining... it would have been miserable. Luckily, our evening was perfect and best of all, Linsey had a wonderful time. We sure love our Linsey! It's been a fun 11th Birthday!
5 comments:
That picture of Austin playing anchor on the tug-o-war is hilarious.
And why is Emma the only one cheering in that picture?
Looks like Linsey's party was a success- too fun! Bre is in Idaho w/ grandma and grandpa, she took her lap top w/ her so I'll let her know to take a peek on your blog, she'll enjoy looking at the pics of the party although shw will wish she could've made it to the party.
Alyssa sure had fun! Such a great idea for a party.
Well done!!! You guys have such classic great party ideas! What fun memories created for all those big girls, perfect for a summer get together! Linsey's getting so grown up, it's amazing and she's so beautiful! I'm envious of the plate/utensil/napkin caddy - where can I find one like that?
I got the caddy at Costco. I bought one for a gift and loved it so much I went back and picked up another one for myself!
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