This year Mateo only had a few requests for his birthday celebration. 1- He wanted all of his friends to come. 2- He wanted it to involve video game playing. 3- He also wanted to be able to play sports. And 4 - He wanted a sleepover. I thought it sounded easy enough, but boy was it exhausting. To accomplish the first wish it meant moving up his celebration by almost 2 months. Normally, when we have had his birthday party around his birthday in the middle of summer only a very few number of friends could attend (i.e. 3-6). This time only 2 were unable to make it. He invited his whole soccer team and half of the boys in his class and his cousins and Ryan and Sean. All in all there were like 25 boys! Let the games begin...
Mateo and friends had a blast playing video games in this game truck I rented and then had parked in front of our building.
When the kids needed a break we had snacks and drinks set up outside of the truck so they could keep their energy up.
And then back to video games...packed house
After the truck left, it was pizza in the park time
Sisters were happy to help their big brother celebrate
They weren't the only sisters that wanted to help with the celebration. Of course, Alma, Milla and Melanie were there too!
And now his favorite - Ice Cream Cake!!!
Unfortunately the candles kept blowing out, but it's all about the singing
After they finished cake they played sports and manhunt in the park. It was so crazy to try and keep track of them all, but we didn't lose any...whew!
As always, family also came to help him celebrate - V, Abu, Mima and Erich take a load off and enjoy the weather
V was so happy to explore the park
As if the snacks, pizza, and ice cream cake weren't enough...Melanie and Lucia also got ice cream from Mister Softee
Cousins Rule! Mateo, Ayden, Antonio, Lucia and Melanie
And for the second half of his celebration - he got his final wish a sleepover with his two best friends - Kasper and Lucas. They opted to, of course, play video games
Finally - bedtime
Best Birthday Ever!
It was a lot, but I would do it all over for him in a heartbeat. He was soooooo happy.
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Wow.
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