birthday party

So yesterday we had a birthday party for Griffin at a local park, it's been two weeks since his actual birthday, but there are tons of kid parties at the beginning of September, so we waited awhile.  Here is Griffin with a few of his very good friends:                                                               

Here is our friend Rachel holding Matilda, she just loves to hold babies:

Griffin's ice cream cake:

Towards the end of the party, after most people had gone homeGriffin and three friends couldn't tear themselves away from the rocket launcher.  They had tons of fun:

Overall it was a good party.  We found a park that was centrally located, had good shade and a playground, and we told people to forgo presents and come at 9:30 in the morning, pretty easy for families.  We brought a couple dozen bagels, some cream cheese, veggies, chips, and juice.  We also brought our wagon, and a bunch of soccer balls and park toys, and other kids did the same thing.  Overall there were probably about 25 kids there at most, and they entertained themselves while the adults could just relax.  Much easier than having a party at the house where you have to clean before and after, and figure out activities to entertain the kids