Aidan's Party

I could write paragraphs and paragraphs concerning the drama of Aidan's birthday party, but instead I'll just say that once we finally had the party, it was great! The kids had a blast, and the adults ate almost every scrap of food that I prepared! I went a little crazy this year, and there were approximately 50-60 people at the party. Thanks to the party being rescheduled, I was so prepared the day of the party that I was actually able to relax and get in the pool instead of stressing out about things to do.

I was so proud of my cupcakes. The pictures are terrible because there was a big water spot on the camera that I didn't notice, but you'll have to trust me when I say there were cute and delicious! I made my own buttercream icing for the first time, and I'll never use icing from a can again. It was SO easy to make, and it tasted so much better. Plus, I love how few ingredients it was made of. While it may not be healthy, at least it's all natural unhealthiness. :-)

We were all so busy having fun at the party that we didn't take many pictures. Here are a few...

This is part of the food spread. We had another table with hot dogs, burgers, bratwursts and sliders. The sliders were a crazy hit, and I got roped into making them again this Friday night for Jared's Fantasy Football draft party.

No party would be complete without me forgetting something. In this case, it was the candles. By a crazy stroke of luck, one of our guests happened to have candles in her purse. Granted, they were pink, but they were better than nothing!

The kids had so much fun dunking their heads in the melted ice. This helped to pass the 30 minutes they were out of the pool because of thunder. It was an amazing display of screaming and squealing.

Austin was a BIG fan of the cupcakes!