Wyatt's 1st Kid Party

This year we had Wyatt's first real birthday party with friends. We have been delaying this for as long as possible, and although we probably could have made it another year or two, we decided that the kids will get to have a 'party' every other year. So this year Sadie won't have one, but next year she'll get to have one and Wyatt won't. Hopefully this will ease the planning/costs for us while giving the kids something to look forward to and not just expect.
Wyatt wanted to have his birthday at Perpetual Motion, a local gymnastics place. And we couldn't think of a better place to take 10 boys on a freezing cold day to get some energy out! And all the parents appreciated it as well because they spent a full hour running/jumping/playing.....needless to say, they were beat! But it was so much fun! And we ALL had a great time.

This guy was in heaven....I wish I could take him there for an hour everyday! He loved being able to explore and I didn't have to worry about him getting hurt.

...stretching....

..there was lots of this....

..and this pit was half the reason Matt was all for the party--Matt was dying to jump in there and bounce around (he was possibly more excited about this than Wyatt)

The kids were getting ready to race across..

..then the search for the missing basketballs...

..poor Sadie kept up quite well, but this part was tough!

..getting some water and then heading right back out on to the gym floor..

..the kids were so sweaty and had an absolute blast!!

These two had the time of their lives...not sure who had more fun, Blake or Matt!

..watching the big kids...

..attempting to push Sadie off the ball he wanted..

..exhausted!

...he loved trying to walk off these things, despite the fact that they were about a foot off the ground...

...doesn't this look like a blast? I think they should have adult open gyms there!

..Blake had to sit out and observe this one...

..I was so proud of Sadie and how well she kept up with the boys!

I had to include this picture because there were actually 2 kids buried under these blocks when I took this picture!

Part of their birthday celebration was to have Wyatt sit in the blocks and all the kids threw their blocks up in the air and said, "Happy Birthday Wyatt"

Wyatt's choice....a spiderman cake

We had such a great time at perpetual motion and Matt is already trying to convince Sadie to have her party there next year! It was great...all we had to do was show up with the cake and they took care of the rest. They even wrote down which gift was given by each kid and cut the cake for us....I was actually free to take pictures and enjoy the time with Wyatt and the other kids. Plus, I couldn't imagine having 10 5-6yr old boys in my house. Maybe Wyatt's next party will be tubing or sledding, because the winter birthday provides a serious challenge with the energy of these boys!!