Nate's Happy 5th

Friday, my oldest baby turned 5. He is so excited about it. Now, he wants to put his socks on 'all by himself because that's what 5's do'. Seriously cute. His party almost got rained out. Since we've had awesome weather for the past 4 years we thought we'd have it at the park. On the way to the park to set up we heard thunder. Seconds later we saw lightning. Awesome. We get one thunderstorm a year which I am so grateful for, and it had to come today. We decided to go ahead and set it up anyway, hoping within the hour till the party, the rain would stop. Well, setting up was a nightmare. Plates, napkins, and table covers flew everywhere. I lost a bunch of balloons that got untied in a sweeping gust of wind. The boys kept trying to play on the (metal) equipment every chance I wasn't looking. I did the best I could, and explained to Nathan that people might not come because of the rain. He replied, "Well, that's OK. We can just have a party, just us!" Trooper. Well people did come. Not as many as we expected on paper, but more than we expected that hour! All the kids had a great time. It did clear up for a little while and we had the whole park to ourselves! (imagine that. no one else wanted to be at the park that day) When the clouds started rolling in again, we decided to call it a day. Special thanks to Justin and Jeremy for helping pack up, taking photos, and wrangling kids. And Joe saved the day with the treasure hunt. I had the idea, but couldn't think enough to execute. He's awesome for saving the day last minute. And... we get to do it all over again at Little Man Matt's party in July! ... Though I think we'll have it at the house in case it rains! Happy Birthday Nate! You are growing up.