It was a grand day for a dino party. The weather forecast, Eyeore that it is, predicted rain-- but for the 5th year in a row the sunshine held and our backyard was filled with the lovely madness of little people, cupcakes, and wrapping paper.
Sixteen children, 4 babies, and their accompanying grown-ups were in attendance.
Once again I am awed and delighted by the village that surrounds our children. I love these people, one and all.
What I loved: The dino-themed games, particularly our homemade beanbag toss and pin-the-claw boards. I loved catching glimpses of these friendly T-rexes that the children helped to paint. They made the party, in my opinion. And it was so fun to have children old enough to really participate in the games. We were all amazed at how well they waited their turns...
Here are the rest of the decorations. Jack and I had a great time frosting his cupcakes together. He carefully added the dinos, sprinkles and "lava" to each one.
And here are the kids, playing some of the games.
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| Dino dig in the sandbox. We hid little skeletons in there. |
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| Attack of the masked dinos! |
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| Ready to play pin the claw on the t-rex! |
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| more digging... |
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| Pinata time! |
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| Waiting (extraordinarily patiently!) for the pinata to open. And it took forever, by the way. things ended with Nat beating it on the ground.... |
There was singing and frosting and an overwhelming pile of presents...
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| gathering to sing to jack... |
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| Present insanity! The harpies!!! |
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And my favorite-- people lounging in our yard. I just love to see our home full of people at their ease, enjoying life and each other's company.
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