Super Bowl party success!

I kept waiting on friends to host a Super Bowl party, but it finally became apparent that no one was going to step up. So we decided to do it. It gave us a chance to show off the work that has been done in our kitchen (pictures will be up at the end of this weekend - we are finally getting our light fixture and cabinet hardware delivered this week). We had a huge turnout because I again suffered from the inability to leave people out. So, 23 kids and 18 adults were in our house on Sunday. Despite the circus it may sounds like, it actually turned out great. The kids pretty much stayed in the back few rooms or in the breakfast area with the wives. Jared actually got to watch most of the game, too! I, however, did not see any of it, but I still had a great time. I made my three "go to" tailgating party fares - sliders, cheese dip and beer cake, and then my friends filled in the rest. We had SO much food. I felt absolutely disgusting by the end of the night. I realized just how old I'm getting because I had to take two Gas-X before I went to bed! :-o

I didn't see Aidan for the entire night, and Anna stayed with the crew of kids for most of the evening, too. Austin got a little overwhelmed and sleepy and went to watch television by himself in our room for a little bit. He eventually came out to us and requested to go to sleep (the game went too far past his bedtime for him). Our poor little guy has made leaps and bounds when it comes to his shyness, but I think 21 other kids running around was just a bit much for him.

Special thank you to my parents for the 80 pound teddy bear. It was a HUGE hit at the party with the little ones.