The birthdays that we are still celebrating...

Many of Sean and William's friends were away for vacation during their birthdays so we combined their party with another boy's from our cup-de-sac and had a neighborhood summer party to celebrate all three birthdays.  As far as simplicity of planning and executing, this was the easiest party ever, and as far as everyone having a great time, probably the best party!  One afternoon, we all pitched in and rented a giant blow-up water slide and provided snacks and cupcakes.  We were nervous about the weather with rain and thunderstorms the morning of the party, but it all cleared up just in time for the party and the lingering clouds kept the parents comfortably cool.  The slide was a lot steeper and much faster than we had thought it would be, so it was a little more traumatic than fun for the little ones, but the big kids (including some of the dads) had a blast.  And, there were only a few injuries, nothing major, and only one bloody incident:)

Two of the three birthday boys

Oh, and we had three different pinatas- tons of candy!

Then, after everyone had gone home, gotten dry, and had dinner, we all joined up again after dark to have a giant campfire with three fire pits.  We did s'mores and the adults had some drinks and talked by the fire while the kids explored the outdoors with head lamps and flashlights.  When all of the sugar was burned off, the moms headed inside, while the dads camped outside in tents with the kids.  I am typing this over six months after the fact, and we (adults and kids) still talk about what a great day that was.