few photos of ma mere living room

more to come

November 16th

John-
"You know mom...I'll always be here for you. Like forever. And I will protect you forever. And when the raccoons come to the backyard, I will use my light saber and protect you."

The Darth Vader Party

Happy Birthday to the sweetest, bestest, 5 year old boy: Johnny Michael Allison. John's 5th birthday party was Sunday, November 7, 2010. It was great fun with lots of friends and family.
John's obsession for now is Star Wars. Especially Anakin Skywalker a.k.a. Darth Vader. Hence, the Darth Vader Theme.
There are some down-sides to having a November 2nd birthday--fall rainy weather, football games taking priority over your party, everyone seems busy this time of year, flu season, your Grammy can't make it to your party :( However, one of the best things about having a November 2nd birthday for John Allison is that it comes right after Halloween. This means that for a boy who LOVES to dress up in costumes, his awesome mom can get them on clearance for birthday gifts. I imagine as he grows older, he'll be the coolest kid in school having the most awesome Halloween/Birthday bashes. Basement style...if we have a basement. You know what I mean, a really cool party with the best decorations, music, food, and kids :)!!

In Attendance:
Megan, Reese, Tate, Elizabeth, Emma, Will, Ava, Stephanie, Noah, Jonah, Linda, Dan, Kyle, Laurie, Janell, Chad, Carson, Hudson, Uncle Dave, Dad, Mom, John, Jake (Jake was so sick with bronchitis, he missed 1/2 the party): Mary Ellen, AND GRAMPA! Grampa showed up unexpected! What a treat!

The Table...minus the food and kids. Cups with Fun Dips and glow necklaces and bracelets. Darth Vader/Yoda plates, cups, napkins, table cover, red confetti, and of course the amazing Darth Vader cake.

On the wall--"happy birthday" sign and "Save the Galaxy Game" --sort of like pin the tail on the donkey but Star Wars Style.

The Party Favors-Star Wars themed fruit snacks, whistles, kaleidoscopes, slinkies, activity sheets, trading cards, gum, and lots of candies.

Enter

That's the Tie Fighter--Learn it.

La Piñata del barrio
GO REESE!

The One-Handed Swing--he's famous for that.

To save a little money on a pinata, I filled a brown bag with lots of candy and wrapped it in Star Wars paper.(La Piñata del barrio or Ghetto Pinata) The kids beat the you-know-what out of it and it still wouldn't open. So I tore it open and shook out the candy. But, whoops...the candy dumped right on poor Johnny's head and he was SO mad at me.

You can see Carson rubbing his head--I guess the candy hit his noggin too. Whoops:(

NOAH

HUDSON

WILL

CARSON

Darth Vader Cake! Made by the fabulous Lisa Cook

Plates

3-D Decorations

New Poster- Empire Strikes Back

Me and My Sweet Emma

Carson and John-- Light Saber Duels



Watch out for Jonah!

Will, Noah, John, Carson

Me, Grampa, Birthday Boy

Tatey

Emma and Reese-My Girls

Princess Leia-- I mean Ava

Lil Jedi

All the boys playing with their party favors

Darth Vader showed up--with bare arms.

For a split second--John was convinced.

Tie Fighter

Jakey

"I'm sick."

It was a great party! Happy 5th Birthday, John! Mommy loves you like no other. You are the light of my life. My sweet tender-hearted Darth Vader.