Ninja Party
Phillip invited just about everyone he saw to his ninja party. I capped attendance at 4 extra kids. He did not notice that the entire school population at Central did not show up after he yelled invites from Justin's truck Friday morning. Amelia and I attended the groundbreaking ceremony via satellite for the Ft Collins temple. We are so excited to have a temple an hour closer. While the girls went to the ceremony the boys worked on the yard and lawn. By 2 pm the party was ready to roll. It was pretty simple! I had a couple games planned, snacks, cake, and play time. Phillip amazed at my cake decorating skills. Yep! I made the most awesome ninja cake a 4 year old could ever desire. Just don't ever pin my cake on Pinterest.
The first game involved ninja masks, swords, and floating enemy balloons. The kids task was to pop the balloon enemies. The proved near impossible so I let the whack 20 balloons on the ground. Phillip discovered if you sat on a balloon and poked it with the sword it would pop. Very exciting. Brother Jones came dressed up in a Gi with wooden karate sticks. He let the kids beat him up for a while. I heard his knuckles were rather sore today at church from the beatings. He showed the mini-ninjas how to be sneaky, ninja rolls, kicks, and karate punches. That was the funniest show ever. Phillip and Connor were totally focused on Brother Jones. We had ninja snacks of cheese blocks, pretzel swords, blue juice, gummy nun chucks, and oreos. Then the kids went around an obstacle course: down the slide, into a somersault, jump across stones, crawl through a tunnel, jump through the swing, and walk the balance beam. After cake we had several blue faces, smeared with frosting. Phillip's little boy heart was full. He sparkled all day long!
I took him out for some photos one on one. He enjoyed smiling for me, genuine smiles, and more than a few growls. Phillip requested pizza for dinner. We went to the little pizza parlor down the street (this momma was wiped out) for pizza and spaghetti. Everett ordered 'pagettis and beatballs with doodles. He sure dug into his meal!
The first game involved ninja masks, swords, and floating enemy balloons. The kids task was to pop the balloon enemies. The proved near impossible so I let the whack 20 balloons on the ground. Phillip discovered if you sat on a balloon and poked it with the sword it would pop. Very exciting. Brother Jones came dressed up in a Gi with wooden karate sticks. He let the kids beat him up for a while. I heard his knuckles were rather sore today at church from the beatings. He showed the mini-ninjas how to be sneaky, ninja rolls, kicks, and karate punches. That was the funniest show ever. Phillip and Connor were totally focused on Brother Jones. We had ninja snacks of cheese blocks, pretzel swords, blue juice, gummy nun chucks, and oreos. Then the kids went around an obstacle course: down the slide, into a somersault, jump across stones, crawl through a tunnel, jump through the swing, and walk the balance beam. After cake we had several blue faces, smeared with frosting. Phillip's little boy heart was full. He sparkled all day long!
I took him out for some photos one on one. He enjoyed smiling for me, genuine smiles, and more than a few growls. Phillip requested pizza for dinner. We went to the little pizza parlor down the street (this momma was wiped out) for pizza and spaghetti. Everett ordered 'pagettis and beatballs with doodles. He sure dug into his meal!
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