Ravenscroft Ruckus: Party on 68th Street!

Poor Graham. He will always have to share his birthday with Memorial Day weekend...and living in Indianapolis, that also means the "big" Indianapolis 500 as well. Since his actual first birthday fell on race day, we held his party on Memorial Day. We decided to stay true to the holiday and hold a big cook out for friends and family.

Classic "party shot" of the backyard

Some of the kids enjoying lunch at Graham's new picnic table

I'm not sure how I'm going to manage two birthday parties in May. For Graham's birthday I didn't stress out about anything...but I felt like I didn't do anything for his party either. I forgot to get him a birthday cake on his birthday and didn't order one for his party, I didn't have any decorations or a theme...oh the poor "second kid". Never fear though...Angie came through for us. We decided to make Graham a "big top" cupcake and serve regular cupcakes to all the other guests. Auntie Jen actually made all the cupcakes for the party and did a wonderful job on Graham's big one.

Getting mad about not actually holding the cup cake

Hmm...can I eat this?

Oh! I CAN eat this!

Oh dear Lord Baby Jesus...

Needless to say, Graham LOVED the birthday cake! So much so...that I just left him in all his cake glory while we opened the presents. (Actually it was just so stinking hot, I was trying to race through presents so people could either leave or go inside to cool off!)

Everyone was sweating their butts off! Look at the sweat coming off Charlotte and Emma! This was the first birthday party we've thrown where it was hot and not cold and windy! We just can't win! But we gave the kids some popsicles and broke out one of Jack's new toys he got for his birthday...THE SLIP AND SLIDE!!!!

Charlotte and Emma

Lilly eating her popsicle

Strole Cousins: Hunter, Graham, Carter and Jack

Everyone was pretty excited to see the slip and slide come out! All the kids lined up and were ready to start sliding before they even got out of their clothes!

Lined up and ready to go!

Graham running across trying not to slip and fall!

Bennett chilling out at the finish line

It was so hot that even the adults got in on the fun. Clark (Charlotte, Lincoln and Bennett's dad), my mom and Angie lined up to race one another.

As you can clearly see...Clark has these ladies beat. He had splashed down before Mom or Angie even got to the slide!

And just as Clark was finishing, Angie is just starting! Everyone got a big kick out of seeing these "kids" take their turn.

The Slip and Slide was definitely the hit of the party as kids young and old got in on the action. I think that's what I love most about our friends and family...none of them ever really grow up.