Secret Agent birthday party Griffin 6, Roman 4

It's birthday time again!!  

I love to celebrate BIG with my boys.

This year we had a "secret agent" theme for Griffin (6) and Roman's (4) birthday party.

This was a fun party to plan and the kids had a "blast!"

Moms later told me that their kids stayed "in character" long after the party ended!  

Success!  I love opening up the kids imaginations...

I was working on several projects at once and didn't fully pull the party together until the day before.

I must say that it was one of my all time favorite birthday parties!

The crime scene set up

Caution: enemy spies ahead!

Secret agents or blues brothers?
You decide...

The agents had to solve "the mystery of the missing cupcake."
(insert dramatic music)

First I handed out credentials and fingerprinted the agents.
Griffin- AKA  "Secret Agent Superhero"
Roman- AKA "Secret Agent Bacon Boy"
Cohen- AKA "Secret Agent Giggles"

Agent Superhero making sure we kept to the schedule

Agent Superhero with his girl Agent Saucy Pants

Agent Giggles woke up from a nap not so giggly...

Mission 1- pass the dynamite.
It was a "blast"

Mission 2- detonate the bombs to find the clue

Mission 3- Get past the laser field 

Mission 4- speed and agility course
Slide down the slide and run through the cones.

Mission 5- X ray vision
What is in the box based on touch alone?

I love the smiles.

Mission 6- "Egg-tract" the clues.
Find the clue in the hidden egg.

Mission 8- crack the code for the final destination

Mission complete!  The cupcake has been located.
Thanks to all of the agents and next up is
"operation happy birthday"

Happy birthday Roman!
Dream BIG my baby...

Happy birthday Griffin!
Dream BIG my baby...

The rest of the afternoon was filled with FUN!  

The kids had so much fun with the staches.

Nothing like a kid in a mustache!!!

Awesome with a capital "A"

Back away folks, just working a crime scene...
Nothing to see here folks!

I had so much fun and I know that the kids did too!

The boys are already talking up themes for next year.

Can't wait to see what we dream up next!

Popcorn and a movie

This afternoon MiMi and I 

took Griff on a date 

to see The Muppets at the movie theater.

I thought that he was at a point to enjoy a movie on the big screen.

It should have been an indication on the way to the theater

when all he talked about was getting some "pa-corn" and going to see the Wiggles.

Griff handing our tickets to the ticket attendant.

Waiting patiently for his pa-corn.

Griff and MiMi ready for the movie.

Griff guarding his pa-corn.

Rookie mistake.

I should have gotten him a LARGE

to entertain him a little longer.

I can't say that the movie was a success.

Once his pa-corn ran out....

so did we.

When we got back to the car I told Griff that he owed me $30.

He looked at me with that sly grin and said,

"dats enough Mommy."

Next time I will take the 30 bucks,

buy a new DVD,

a bag of popcorn,

and call it a day!    

Funnier if it were your kid instead of mine

*The Big One, Mr. "I can do it self," (I can do it by myself) is helping The Little One put on his shoes.  Yes, the same one that put his own shirt on backwards.  :)

* Griff calls any lady that he perceives as old "Grandma." He means no harm and is rather sweet as he says it.  Makes me smile on the inside every time.  He says in the sweetest voice, "Hi Grandma.  Look Mommy it's Grandma."

*Last weekend I was in Griff's class in the church nursery.  He was wearing a shirt that had snaps up the front.  He would rip open the front of his shirt and say, "super-hero" as he pretended to fly around the room.  Over, and over, and over again.

Dinner Party

Griffin hosted his first dinner party.

He set his table for four.

 And insisted invited MiMi, Poppa, and Roman to join him for dinner.

That right there,

makes his Momma very proud.

Yes.... he is my son!