What a party! We must have had forty people there -- mostly little kids, including a ninja, a pirate, a wizard, a knight, and several princesses.
Isaac's pinata was a hit. He spent two hours the night before making a "legendary" dragon out of a common dinosaur. With an impromptu blindfold made out of tinfoil, we had to keep the turns quick as it was a warm, sunny day. (January!?)
Isaac let each kid decide if he was to fight a fierce dragon or a friendly one. Choose fierce and the dragon roars and moans as he swings around. Choose friendly and he says things like, "Why are you hitting me? I thought we were friends. Ouch. That wasn't very nice." This kept all of the kids in giggles, and happy to wait in that long ol' batting line.
Dragon Tag was a soup of at least twenty kids running in an arena, pulling tails. It's a miracle we didn't have any major crashes. We handed out 24 tails to the "dragons" and all remaining kids became the "knights." The knights chased the dragons, and as each dragon's tail was pulled, he joined the knights on their hunt. The last dragon standing was the winner. It was hilarious. I believe we wore them all out.
We definitely wore ourselves out. Happy 6th Birthday, Charlotte!
How fun! Beautiful photos!
Posted by: mandiegirl | February 01, 2011 at 02:53 PM
I love the dragon tag idea. I will have to pass that along to my friend. Her two kids are super energetic!
Posted by: Seanna Lea | February 01, 2011 at 03:03 PM
What great photos and I'm very jealous that it's warm enough to have your party-goers frolicking about in t-shirts. :)
Posted by: Sarah | February 01, 2011 at 04:25 PM
Oh how I miss January in AZ. Almost as much as I miss my "legendary" niece and nephew!!
Posted by: Laura Gunn | February 01, 2011 at 06:06 PM
Wow! sounds truly legendary indeed! x
Posted by: vicki | February 02, 2011 at 02:38 AM
The photographs are absolutely amazing! Truly worthy of entering some sort of contest! They look as if the birthday was on the moon.
LOVE them!
orna
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Posted by: orna willis | February 02, 2011 at 05:51 AM
Heather you're amazing! Your pictures are amazing! Your parties are amazing! And so much more! It's why I love reading about you your family and your fabric! Happy Birthday to Charlotte & congrats on a successful party!
Posted by: Hillary | February 02, 2011 at 07:48 AM
Awesome pictures
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Posted by: Elisa Hirsch | February 02, 2011 at 09:28 AM
I LOVE the dragon tag! I'm going to add that to our noodle fight night agenda!
Posted by: Shannon Orr | February 03, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Great photos! It was such a good idea to drop the color out of the background.
Posted by: Jennifer | February 16, 2011 at 08:56 AM
J'aime lire à votre sujet de votre famille et votre tissu! Joyeux anniversaire à Charlotte & bravo sur une fête réussie!
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