Kade is 9

Well, I am officially getting old. :)  Kade had his very first birthday sleepover at our house yesterday, having 5 boys sleeping at our house.  We've had sleepovers with one friend at a time before but that's nothing in comparison to having 5 boys together.  Kade was so excited and I don't think we've ever had such bouncy, energetic and giggly boys at our house like that.  From the moment they came they were just laughing, running around and having a blast.  It is funny to me to see how different it is when boys get together versus girls getting together.

Some of the boys were actually so riled up at first that Ehren made all of them run laps around the house and they loved it.  They ran around outside for a while and then I took them to a miniature golf course.  It was great because we were the only ones there and it was the perfect weather for it too.  Then we came back home for cake and ice cream, more running outside and then it was time for the wii games.  With all the playstations and what I know else wii is really considered a little kid game system but they had so much fun with it and didn't want to stop playing.  Our house was echoing with silly giggles and laughs until after midnight when we told them to go to bed.  Even then it wasn't over because the laughing went on and on until like 2:30am when Ehren yelled down to them to be quiet. :)  After that they finally slept but were up around 7am with more giggling so there will be some very tired boys today.

So I was feeling pretty old because I was trying so hard to stay awake but could barely stay up until midnight when we herded the boys to bed.  Whatever happened to staying up all night and not even really feel it?  This morning I am just dragging my feet as if I hadn't slept for days. :)

But, I think it was a success.  Kade loved having his friends over and he was having a blast with them.  As the day was getting closer to his party he kept asking to invite more friends and I am just glad there weren't any more boys here because that was enough wildness with just 5 of them.  I guess we're heading towards a new age, almost junior high.  It's like we need to change as our kids are changing and growing up and they grow up so fast.  But it was great to see that they were all having a lot of fun and just enjoying being together.

cake was good but like with every other food, the boys barely sat down long
enough to eat anything because they were too busy playing

Not a very good picture of me but that's ok :)