MineCraft Party

Because Drew's birthday falls at the start of the school year, we've never had a "friends" birthday party - instead our gift to Drew has always been to go somewhere fun to make memories.  The party has always been at a neighborhood park with close friends and family.  Well this year Drew put his foot down.  For his 7th Birthday he wanted a friends party and he wanted a big one!  (It will probably be his one and only...).

So we had it at Super Franks - an indoor play place.  We rented out the Sports Room for 2 hours and they got pizza, cake and then game tokens! 

Here are the favor bags I did...

And we just put the kids into a room and let them go wild!

Apparently Drew's trying some new moves in case he makes it to the NBA...

Yep, that's an inflatable slide, and on the left wall... Zip lining!  

Look at them go!

Mason getting a turn on the zip line

Troy coming down the slide, and Drew at the top

While the boys went wild in the room, the grown-ups decided to enjoy some peace, quiet and maybe an adult beverage or two.

So we invited all the boys from Drew's class (one sister tagged along) as well as friends from his soccer team, and his brothers from another mother.. Mason & Troy.

After a little more than an hour in the sports room, the boys made their way to the party room for cake and pizza.  

No I did not make the cake this year.  I was out of town for work the week of the party only returning the night before. We paid the bakers at the grocery store to make this creation (toys are Drew's).

Family Photo (see I was there).

After the boys ate and climbed on the walls of the room, we unleashed them for a final 30 minutes in the arcade!

Drew's reply to his party... "it was epic!"  Whew, he liked it.  I have to say while it was expensive, it was probably the easiest party I threw. 

And the cute thing is, all his classmates remember me and the party.  Every time I work in the Library for his class, the boys will say - "You're Drew's Mom, I remember you from the party".

Success!