Weeee! Owen's 3!!!

Well, we survived yet another hot, backyard, middle of summer, June birthday party!

For weeks Owen was super excited and couldn't wait for the day!

Did a swimming pool party - could not see us doing this again on such a hot day without there being lots of water involved for the kiddos to cool off with!

I think everyone had a great time, until it got close to 2:00, then all the toddlers were having breakdowns due to it being nap time!

All-in-all, Owen was blessed with some great gifts, a good time with his buddies

and again, some great memories!

Owen anxiously waiting for his guests to arrive!

The menu - Hotdogs and Nachos!

And plenty-o-drinks!

Aunt Kie-Kie was a trouper once again and helped me make this beach ball cake, however,

we decided to call the local cake lady for next years!

This was definately a step up from last years!

What party is complete without a pinata, well according to Owen!

It's his favorite part and he had quite the meltdown letting all the other kids have a turn trying to break it - once again it was unbreakable and we had to call on big cousin Patrick to bring on the candy!

GIFTS!

Every year people ask me what to get Owen, so I give the typical parent answer - CLOTHES!

He got plenty of those, which he could care less about...along with cards and money.

So, here are few of his favorite gifts that got caught on camera...

(please don't be offended if your's is not pictured, gift opening was very out of control!)

Skateboard...no, he's not able to do it correctly, he just pushes himself on his stomache up and down the hall!

Spiderman Swimboard...has made it's way into the bathtub for bathtime!

Better Batter Baseball...enough said!

From Momo and Popo

4-Wheeler...from Nana, Papa, Mom and Dad...OUTTA THE WAY!


Everyone pitched in to take care of Joel during the party, making sure he was well fed and changed...otherwise, he was just relaxin' in his porta-swing, catchin' some sun and random breezes!