Circus Train.

Last year we talked Matt into coming out to visit around his birthday.  Remember this 1-2-3 Cheerio birthday party?  Well he decided to come out again this year to visit at the end of April.  How could we not do another combined birthday celebration? ;0)  Considering that Alex and Adam LOVE trains and cars and trucks...animals...and POPCORN...I decided to do a Circus Train theme.  Laura was a great sport and let me run with my crazy scheme ;0)  In the end this is how it turned out...

I JUST realized that I had the month wrong on our "circus train posters"...oops.  Good thing they weren't really for advertising an event ;0)

Since the boys were going to have presents to open at the party we didn't want Matt to be empty-handed.  I decided to make him this little card with "tickets" for some of the main outings we had planned while he was here (dinner at Maggiano's, Ted Drewe's, Gooey Louie cake and trip to Goodwill Outlet).

Who: Gradens + Hintzes + Jon's parents & Brexton + Matt

When: Friday 26 April, 2013

Where: Hintze's place in Crestwood

What:  BBQ, "Wonder Pets" circus train episode + popcorn, cupcakes and presents

Some of the highlights from the party include: the kids eating in and being pushed around in their "box cars" (empty boxes from Costco ;0)) * yummy BBQ food * silly mustache straws * Fitz's rootbeer * the kids enthralled while watching movie & eating popcorn * Adam demolishing and polishing off a cupcake or two :0) * Alex, Matt & Adam swirling around on the toy ferris wheel * Matt being the star of the show * the kids dancing and twirling and chasing around with the streamers

Thanks, Jon & Laura, for hosting and manning the grill!