Ryan's Birthday Party

Ryan turned 5 on June 2nd. As his birthday approached, we discussed the possibility of actually planning a party for him this year. I haven't thrown a real birthday party for any of the kids yet. He told me that he wanted to go to Boomers (a local miniature golfing place.) I am too cheap to host a party at an actual establishment, so we gave him the choice of going to Boomers as a family and not inviting any friends along, or having a friend party at the Lagoon (basically a pool party). He was adamant about Boomers so we made it happen. Luckily, Boomers gives a free pass on your birthday so he could go on all of the rides as often as he wanted for 4 hours without it costing us anything. He really had a fabulous time.

These go karts were his favorite. Derek took one turn with him and then I did another one with him later. Let me tell you - it was a lot of fun. Plus, they let you go for a LONG time. We were driving for probably 15-20 minutes. Ryan and I got a fast car and we were able to lap everybody else on the track.

You should've SEEN his face when he drove this car alone for the first time. Derek and I doubted his ability to drive it - it just seemed like a grown up thing to be doing. He had a look of terror on his face when he first pushed the gas pedal, but 2 seconds later when he rounded the corner, he was ALL smiles. He did this ride 4 or 5 times.

The miniature golfing was a riot. The videos give a pretty good representation of how the kids took care of golfing. I think that if Katie KNEW any swear words, she probably would've used a couple. She wasn't crying frustrated, but she sure got grouchy a bunch of times. It was actually very amusing. Millie just crawled along the green and tried to grab the balls whenever they got near her.

It was a successful birthday. He got some fun presents and had a ball at Boomers. What more could a five year old ask for?