Can You Dig It??

For weeks whenever Wyatt saw any sort of earth mover, dump truck or construction equipment of any kind he'd say, "That's mine, dats for my struction party." And on Sat., although no real equipment was present, WPS Construction opened the job site and welcomed the work crew for his much anticipated "struction" party.

Don't mind my reflection in the glass. ;)

Brace yourself, not sure if I was inspired by my new camera or the party blogs I've been reading, but I've included more pictures and details than probably any previous post.

The sign in table
Everyone got a tool belt and a personalized hard hat.

We set up the food and kids tables in the pool house, or construction trailer.The ping pong table covered in houndstooth wrapping paper was the perfect spot for the munchies.

I've been looking for an excuse to make these little paper cones and finally had one!! They are super easy and make a great little snack holder.

We have a little half bath in the pool house so naturally it became a port-a- potty - HA!

Stacey has brought home discarded plans in the past and the boys love to use them as coloring pages. He gathered a few more sets and I hung them around the "trailer"and used them for table coverings and rolled them up in orange buckets for decorations too.

The kids table complete with cone cups.
Nannie, my mother-in-law made this AMAZING cake!! It was huge and as usual she completely outdid herself!! The rocks are edible chocolate, you can see a little Wyatt hand snagging one in this picture...he wasn't alone.

The birthday boy LOVED it!

This is a random picture, but I wanted to include my barricade. We snagged this out of one of our neighbors bulk trash piles and spray painted it orange and white. It was my first official dumpster dive and I was pretty proud of how it turned out.

We did lots of snacking,

but the main activities were riding/hauling,
digging (there were little treasures buried in the sand),

The sand was SUCH a hit!!

posing,

nailing (the "bricks" were styrofoam and the "nails" were golf T's),
painting (I was going to let them paint card board boxes but Debbie hooked us up with this perfect house!),

and finally, smashing a pinata! Wyatt's big request for his bertday was a truck "yata".

Lots of loot.

The favors.

They included a candy bar, measuring tape and these little build and grow construction sets that my Mom found and contributed! They make a little car and garage.

The forecast called for an 80% chance of rain and the boys were coming off of a little bug. But thankfully the rain held off during the party and the boys were fever free so we were able to celebrate without interruption - phew!

The Smith's

The Purdy's
We always feel so blessed to get to have our family all together for special days like these! And we couldn't do it without them. I already bragged on Debbie for the cake and house but Big also managed to find and borrow 50 perfect orange cones for the party - hello - did I win the in-law lottery or what! While my Waco posse brought tables and chairs as well as tents so we wouldn't have to shut things down if the rain had decided to join us.

And while I am giving what I now realize sounds like an acceptance speech (Angie I feel you) I do have to give a big shout out to my husband who doesn't even skip a beat when I suggest we fill the backyard with sand! I won't demasculinize him by calling him Martin Stewart, but I will say he is always up for a good party and isn't afraid to join me in crazy town from time to time while I plot and plan our next event.

Now that the party is over Wyatt informed me that for his next "bertday" he would like a Spongebob Max and Ruby Superhero party - sounds cute doesn't it? (that is written in sarcasm font just in case you were wondering)!

We had so much fun celebrating we're a little sad it's over. But the boys have been playing in the sand every night since and I am sure that house is going to need another coat of paint very soon. ;)