Kennedy Family: Party Like a Rock Star

Monday, March 8, 2010

Party Like a Rock Star

All right, these pictures are a little out of order because I loaded some of them in the wrong way, but I am too lazy to start over.

Duncan wanted a rock star birthday this year....actually, he was leaning a little more towards a Star Wars party but I didn't have any ideas for that so he agreed to go with his second choice -a rock 'n roll party...he is good like that. I think he ended up really happy with it.

Here is the end of the party - cake time! My favorite time because I am not trying to get the kids to do anything and it is almost time for all ten of them to get picked up!

We played Rocker, Rocker, Spaz. I have discovered that just good old fashioned simple games are the best way to go with a bunch of kids. In the past I have tried to do more involved things and it doesn't turn out nearly as well.

Once again the wonderful cousins save my sanity at a birthday party. Trevor and Kimberly came to help, plus they did a concert with Trevor's new electric guitar. Kimberly was nice enough to entertain Ellie for us during one of the games.

Duncan scored pretty good this year with presents. His very favorite was the last one - a Lego Star Wars kit. He got some Legos for Christmas and he has gone a little nuts with them. He doesn't even need my help anymore following the directions to put them together.

Here is the aforementioned concert....don't the cousins looks great!? All of the kids thought it was pretty cool to have a real 'band' here.

At the very beginning of the party (like I said, backwards pics) the kids all colored a guitar picture while we were waiting for everyone to get there. It's a great way to keep everyone interested and not running around like lunatics.

I actually think this was the best birthday party yet!

Side note - one of the things I got Duncan for his birthday was this shirt:

I laughed when I found it b/c Duncan will never admit that he loves me or that I'm really good for anything besides making food. Anyways, when he opened it I told him that if he didn't like it he could return it. He said that he would keep it, but that he wished it said "My Dad Rocks" instead. Seriously. Dads get all the credit.

Duncan just reminded me that I never did a birthday interview with him like I did for Dayton, so here it is...sorry for the extra long post to get through

What is your name? Duncan

How old are you? Seven.

What do you want for your birthday? I wanted a DSi. (yeah, right)

What kind of cake did going to make? Electric guitar cake

What is your favorite food? P-I-Z-Z-A.

What is your favorite treat? Brownies. No, not brownies. Chocolate brownies. (are there any other kind?)

What is your favorite color? Dark pink (that's Trevor's influence right there).

What do you like to do? I like to play video games.

What is something you are good at? I'm good at eating pizza. I'm good at running. Running counts as balancing.

What is something you would like to learn how to do? Do a back flip.

What is your favorite movie? Star Wars V. I've watched it at Trevor's house. I was five.

What is your favorite song? Scooby Doo

What do you want to be when you grow up? A scientist.

What is your favorite family activity? Going out to get ice cream.

What do you like most about Church? My little class.

Where do you want to serve your mission? China

What do you love most about Dayton? Uh, he's nice.

What do you love most about Tucker? He's funny.

What do you love most about Ellie? She can't talk, so she can't say anything that I don't like.

What do you love most about yourself (he asked me to add this question)? That I like pizza.

What do you love most about Mommy? Uh, she makes snacks. (case in point)

What do you love most about Daddy? He gives me piggybacks.

What makes you happy? Eating pizza. (he totally has a one track mind.) And playing outside.

2 comments:

Sara said...: Great party idea! Love the T-shirt "my mom rocks".; March 9, 2010 at 1:04 PM
Brother said...: A non chocolate brownie is called a Blondie.; March 9, 2010 at 4:26 PM

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Update on Us:

Jeff: He has been in fairly good health lately! That's a big deal for him during this time of year. He is extremely thankful that the inversion has left though - he has been finding it rather difficult to breathe for about a month so some good air is very appreciated! He still really loves his job - one of the higher ups actually hinted that he might want Jeff to be a manger over a different department but Jeff likes what he's doing so much that he didn't want to move. And my personal favorite thing - he decided a few weeks ago that he was going to do the dishes from now on. This is huge news. I am loving it!

Jaimee: I always have a hard time coming up with something to say about me.... it's just same old, same old. Anything I do think of to say really belongs more under one of the kids. Ooh, I am trying to do more crafty things lately. I miss having projects to work on. One biggy is trying to make these really complicated blankets for all of the kids. I had intended them to be Christmas presents but then I realized that it will probably take me a year to make them all, so I'm shooting for next year. I'm not exactly great at sewing so I am crossing my fingers that they will turn out.

Duncan: I am trying to find a good soccer team for him to join for the spring season. His coach from fall quit halfway through and the dad who took over for him isn't really into it. He really has had the worst luck with teams. It has been so nice having a kid who is old enough to really help out with the youngest one. There are a lot of times where I put him in charge of Charlie while I get something done and he is awesome at it. He took the test to try and get into the ALL program at school next year so we are waiting to hear on that. I think he will enjoy it if he gets in - but if not no big deal.

Dayton: He was SO excited to get to go to Scouts finally. He has such a hard time waiting for things that Duncan gets to do first. He absolutely loves Scouts and was super excited to get his Bobcat badge last week. He also really likes the choir he started - he moved up from the youngest group to the middle group in Jan. and I was a little worried that he wouldn't like it as well since the younger group does a lot of playing in their class but he still loves going. He is doing really well in school, especially in math. My mom got him Skylanders for Christmas and it's his favorite present ever I think. He spends almost all day on Sat. over at her house playing it.

Tucker: Apparently being good at math runs in the family because Tucker's teacher told me at the last parents teacher conference that he is super smart with numbers and did the best of all the kids at the 'what do you know' meeting before school started. He of course absolutely loves kindergarten. He got sick a couple of times at the beginning of the month and he was so so sad to have to miss school. I think he's a little sleep deprived since he goes to bed at the same time as the other boys but when they all share a room it's a little hard to do otherwise. At least he doesn't have to get up early in the morning.

Ellie: She is loving dance school so much! They had a little in-class recital in Dec. and I just had to laugh watching her. She did what she was supposed to every so often but the rest of the time she just was in her own little world and did whatever. At one point she just laid down on the floor and pretended to sleep. I asked her teacher if she was like that in class and she said pretty much. At least she doesn't disturb the other girls though. Hopefully she will catch on soon that she should follow along the whole time. She is turning into a major daddy's girl. I used to sing her a song at bedtime every night but for the past month or so she asks for Jeff every night. And on the weekend she is thrilled that he gets to 'stay home with her' instead of going to work. I am trying not to get my feelings hurt.

Charlie: I cannot believe that my sweet little boy is almost one!! It kind of makes me sad. Since he is our last one all of the milestones he hits are bittersweet for me. But I try to not dwell on that and just be happy about him. He is so dang cute! His hair is getting so long in the front and is short in back, just like Ellie's was - sort of a reverse mullet. He crawls super fast all over the place now and stand up for small bits of time. I think he tried to take one tiny step the other day, but nothing approaching walking yet. We thought for the longest time that he refused to eat any kind of baby food, but apparently it was just me trying to feed him that he objected to. Now that Jeff does it he eats like a champ. We decided to finally get serious about teaching him to sleep at night but it isn't going that well. With him still sleeping in our room it's a little more difficult than normal. I am hoping that someday soon I won't fall asleep at 9:30 every night watching TV.

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