Saturday, November 15, 2008

party

We had a bon fire/birthday party for Ben last night. I'm so thankful that the rain stopped and then held off so we could be outside. There were 16 boys here and they were able to roast hotdogs and marshmallows, play with sock-em boppers on the trampoline and play man hunt in the dark. Everyone was safe and happy and full. I think they all had fun. The man hunt game was so much fun. You have to play in the dark, I'm told. It's serious hide and seek tag. With our huge yard and woods, the boys had a blast. When everyone came in to watch Kung Fu Panda, they were overflowing with the fun and excitement of the game. I hope that we can do it again soon. I'm thankful that we have a place where the boys can play and that they have friends whose parents will drive out here. A family who used to live just around the corner and whom we met when Fred and their son were in first grade came over last night as well. They moved to downtown Fredericksburg last year, and it's like they fell off the planet. So I am also very thankful that they would come over last night and we could catch up with them.

Ben had just 5 boys spend the night. It was an interesting night. Since we don't have a basement in which to put them, we tend to be pretty serious when it comes to sleep. We all need it! They did finally settle down and I think some of them even slept. I know I did. And for that I am very thankful!



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Paula,
Glad that everyone had fun at the bon fire/birthday party. Sounds as if all had a great time and you didn't lose any of them, so that is very good. Can't even believe that Ben will be 13yrs. old. They do grow up pretty fast.
Happy birthday to you on Monday, Paula.
Love, Mom

liz said...

Wow, that sounds like a GREAT party! Twice this past summer we had hide-and-seek in the dark games and they were crazy! (And we have a MUCH smaller yard than you--but that may have added to the intensity...).

Happy birthday Ben!

heidiannie said...

Great idea for the party. Those boys look happy and full. We used to play hide and seek in the dark and would take brown paper lunch bags and pop them when we got home free!