Ronan's Birthday Party!

Sunday, July 27th
For Ronan's 4th Birthday we had a Speed Racer party at the park by Josh's parent's house ("Grammie's Park" as Ronan calls it). Ronan had been planning and anticipating this party since seeing the Speed Racer movie in the theater back in May. He has been asking for Speed Racer toys, especially the helmet, every time we go near the toy aisles in stores...so, you can imagine his excitement when it was finally party day!
The Cake
(Made by Costco, but decorated by Becca & me.)

We had a crowd of family and friends, with a total of 19 kids ages 10 months to 9 years old! We were pretty much the only ones at the park, so it almost felt like the parties we used to have in our backyard (before construction).
Everyone gathered under the big trees--and around the food--where we could watch the kids play on the playground. It was a great afternoon for a party!

Griffin and his November cousins loved the sand!
Even the older kids had fun playing in the sand.

Cohen and Griffin jumping in the center of the merry-go-round (:
I think I even caught Cohen in the air in this picture!

Getting ready to open presents!

He got some great gifts--a backhoe, Speed Racer cars, Transformers, a Batmobile, a skateboard...and just what he had been dreaming about...the Speed Racer helmet! What a lucky boy!

Only Josh would think of lighting the candles with a torch! (: We couldn't find a regular lighter at home, so I was going to bring matches, but Josh had the idea to bring the torch in case it was windy. I told him to be prepared to get teased. (:

A group shot of all 19 kids. It's kinda hard to see all of their faces, but amazingly enough, we got them all in the picture!
Back Row: Luke, Kyle, Micah, Ben, Audrey, Macey, Lydia, Dylan, Ellie, and Sadie
Front Row: Ronan, Griffin, Tyler, Ethan, Konnor, Rhyan, Finley, Ryan, and Cohen