Collin's Ninth Birthday Party

 We had beautiful weather and lots of friends to celebrate Collin's ninth birthday yesterday.

 Collin requested this obstacle course bouncy house, and it was a huge success.  I think we had the same one last year, and it's always very popular with all of the kids.

 The hammock was equally popular.  It's amazing how much kids enjoy it, and I'm happy that it's sturdy enough for them to play on without any real injuries.

 It was funny to see the boys and girls so divided for most of the party.  They traveled in bunches and occasionally chased or spied on each other.

I thought I was getting really nice pictures of this bunch on the front steps, but this was the best picture and in all of them the girls are making silly faces.  They're still cute, funny faces and all.

 As usual, we got Collin's cake from Cold Stone Creamery.  He decorated the cake with his own Super Mario figures.

I love that he held on to his freeze pop while blowing out the candles on his cake.

 Tom followed tradition by putting on his wildly popular and greatly requested fireworks show, complete with sparklers for the kids.

 The party started at 2:00, and at fireworks time, we still had about twelve kids here for the festivities.

Everyone had a great time, and most importantly Collin thought it was a great party!