We like to party. We also don’t like ordinary, so when Ethan said he wanted to roast a pig before the winter, we decided to combine his pig roast with Taj’s 5th birthday. We also wanted to get to know some neighbors and invite them, so we did.
Last weekend was 70, unfortunately it was 40 degrees the day of Taj’s party. We hosted the party in the barn. Ethan put the pig on by 8am as planned. By 11am, the bouncy house was up, the food was out and Taj was so happy to have all his friends over.
We asked that people bring canned goods instead of gifts and although I think Taj might have been too young to grasp this concept, our real goal was to let people know that they didn’t have to bring a gift to come. He got plenty of gifts and we’ll be dropping a good amount of canned goods to Green Harvest food pantry.
Taj was so excited for the pinata. Thanks to Reggie for making it go a little faster.
It was a chilly afternoon, but Ethan finished his adirondeck chairs last week, just in time for relaxing and warming up by the firepit.
In the barn, we had a few electric heaters going, some places for coloring, plenty of food and beverages.
Ninja turtle birthday cupcakes. Meijers did most of the work, I admit 🙂
Ethan and some friends from work.
While cleaning up the next morning, we found cups with ice still in them. We giggled about this and Ethan got picked on for over buying ice. I guess we still aren’t used to stateside cold parties.
You know its a good party when stuff gets left behind. If you own any of these things, let us know and we’ll get them back to you.
Thanks everyone for coming! Taj had a great weekend.
