This year I was the birthday scrouge. I told Nathan that I thought he was getting too old to have birthday parties. It's also really hard to buy presents for older kids that are reasonably in a budget. So, I said no party....but....we'd do something special as a family. As you can tell from the pictures below, my advice didn't go very far. He told me that he would plan his own party and I didn't have to do anything. He was so determined and had things so well planned out that I caved in......how could I not??? He organized the decorations and made a sign for the door, he planned to have them all come in and start decorating golf balls with markers (thanks Uncle Paul for the used golf balls you collected at the golf course). He then had them go on a scavenger hunt throughout the house. Then we sang and opened presents. After that the boys headed upstairs for an impromptu miniature golf game with their golf balls, Dance Dance Revolution, billiards, and pinball. They also had a little fun jumping on the trampoline. Before they went home, they sucked the helium out of the balloons and had fun talking and laughing high-pitched. The entire night was super fun and I am that much more impressed with Nathan!
The Gang
Decorating Golf Balls - what's Amanda doing?
Billiards
DDR
The clues for the scavenger hunt
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Great Party Nate! I know who to call when planning my next party. We were thinking about Nate on Saturday, as this would be his first of many priesthood sessions to attend.
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