Getting Ready!

We are having a birthday party here this weekend and I am busy, busy getting ready!
I wanted to share what the homemade birthday invites read.

They were SO COOL!
We printed them on official, Army, Uncle Sam looking paper:

Official Orders

You have been drafted!

Recruits should report for duty to celebrate the 6th and 9th Birthdays of Sergeant Ethan and Officer Parker on Saturday, May 2 at 1200 hours for basic training at
Camp **** Military Base
* * * * * * *
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You will be required to put on camouflage paint, Tackle the Obstacle Course, and traverse the mine field.

Food will be served at the Mess Hall during Training Exercise.

Recruits please contact the Base Commander at ***.***.**** to confirm your enlistment.

(Yes, he has his own bed, but they like slumbering in each other's from time to time-- more like all the time!)

Last night when my 8 year old went to bed, I started to cry while I was telling him it was his last night as an 8 year old and how he will wake up a year older and be 9. (I think I do this every year). Boy, do they grow up fast! I love telling him the night before his birthday about when he was born. It always brings a smile and chuckle to my little kids. And makes them feel REAL special. On Wednesday, my other little guy will be turning 6 and the tears will come again. I love these little boys. I wish they would never grow up (except when they run around here sword fighting and wrestling till I'm gonna go crazy).
See that pinata, it's a tradition for everyone's birthday party in this family. Usually everyone wants my hubby to be blindfolded after all the kids have had a chance. It's pretty funny to see my hubby's brother be in charge of the rope and him batting away. By the way, me and the boys bought this pinata after an hour of driving to every little party store in our little town. And finally, after visiting the same store three DIFFERENT times, they finally chose this one. It's just a little (very big) big. Can't wait to fill it!