It's a Popcorn/Movie Night!!

Last night Jaron had his birthday party with some of his friends. This year, since he's a little older, he decided on a "popcorn/movie night" themed party that was also a sleepover. Here's the invitation I made for his party...

  This was the welcome sign I made for the front door...      This was the concession stand for the party...     Here's a close-up of the concession menu...     I made three different kinds of popcorn for the party; caramel, regular buttered (for Jaron), and white chocolate. And, you can't have a movie night without Red Vines!...     This was the assortment of candy that Jaron picked out for his party. His favorite were the "Buncha Crunch", "M&M's", and "Twix"...     At Jaron's request, I also made some brownies with M&M's since it was kind of a combination of a popcorn/movie and M&M party...     I made some popcorn cupcakes for the kids to enjoy, and they were yummy!     Here's a close-up of one of the cupcakes. I made the cupcake liners to look like popcorn containers and I cut each mini marshmallow to look like popcorn, Jaron thought they looked awesome!     This is what the goodie bag table looked like. I really had fun making the balloon bouquets...     This is a close-up of the "Thank You" sign. Jaron helped me design it...     Here's one of the goodie bags...     Inside them were a popcorn container, an M&M plate and matching cup, a silly straw, some popcorn, a drink, and candy...     I really have fun making labels for different treats at my kids' parties. Here's a label I made for the microwave popcorn...     And, of course, I can't forget to make the hanging "Happy Birthday" sign for the kitchen ceiling. My kids love these!...     When all of Jaron's friends arrived, they started off their night of fun playing "Mario Kart" on the Wii...     After playing video games for a little while, Jaron decided to open his presents. He got some fun stuff, and he was super excited to get some cold hard cash!! Don't you love Jaedyn's diva-like stance with her tongue hanging out?!?! That girl cracks me up!     After Jaron opened all his presents, the kids picked out their treats they wanted for the movie. BTW, I did warn all the parents before the party that their kids were going to consume a lot of sugar...     Then we started the movie. Jaron picked "The Lorax" to watch for his party and the kids all seemed to enjoy it, especially Jaedyn...     When the movie was all over, Jaron put together some of his presents...     ...then I came up with some more fun things for the kids to do. They did some arm wrestling, which was very entertaining. The girls seemed to crush the boys!     When the kids had had enough arm wrestling, they moved on to sword fighting with Jaron and Jantzen's Nerf swords. Some of the kids got a little too rough with the swords, so I was playing referee a lot, but they all still had a blast...     I got a good laugh at this picture...Jaron is such a goof ball! He was getting ready to fight Jace in this picture, so I guess this is how he warms up?!?! (Yes, he's in the air in this picture)     And then the fight between Jaron and his best friend Jace began. They do this a lot, so they really went at it with each other...     After the kids all beat each other up for a little while, I suggested they play charades. I came up with some ideas so none of the kids would know what they had to act out and I must say, it was pretty hilarious watching the kids play this game. Jaron had to be a rock star (big picture) and a princess. He had a hard time figuring out how to act like a princess, so Sadie helped him out...it was so funny!     Here's Kennedy as a swimmer and Sadie as a tree (the kids had a really hard time guessing that one) and as a scuba diver. The one that made us all laugh the most was Jace...as a rug! He just laid there...I couldn't stop laughing!     At this point in the night it was already midnight and I was exhausted, so the kids decided to play some more video games and I went to bed. I'm not sure how long they stayed up, but I know they were having fun.    This morning I made pancakes for the kids that were able to sleepover and while I was making them the kids were having some more fun sliding down the stairs in their sleeping bags. Even Jaedyn had to get in on the fun, she rode down with Jaron and loved every minute of it!  

  Jaron had such a fun night with all of his friends. Even though he's getting older, I know he still loves having parties.    Tonight we took Jaron out for his birthday dinner, he chose to go to "Sweet Tomatoes". He enjoyed some yummy salad, but most of all he loved the brownies and mini chocolate ice cream cones...so did Jantzen...        My boys are so goofy!    Jaron's party was a success and he was a happy kid, so that makes me happy. Tomorrow we get to celebrate his actual birthday and he's so excited for some more partying. I wonder what he's getting...