Scout’s third birthday party was a blast! His best buddies got VIP Admission tickets to “Scout’s Waterslide Park”.
When they came…..this is the set up they found.
As soon as they got there, they turned it their ticket stub and received a wristband that gave them unlimited use of the park.
Then it was sunblock time. After lathering up, they headed in to see what the park had to offer.
In order for everyone to figure out what was what, and where things were, I came up with a sign that was painted by the creative genius Tackalack, and assembled and installed by Tim & Son Inc.
The Big Kahuna was the main attraction. It was massive! Much bigger than I even expected, but was an absolute blast. Everyone who tried it loved it (except RoRo)….but especially the the big kids.
Scout was in awe when it first arrived. It was so big, that he couldn’t even get up by himself.
Obviously Micah liked it, as he gets some serious air.
The Wave Pools were set up for the younger kids, and happened to be perfect. Whether the kids lounged in them, or people were filling their water guns from them, they were constantly part of the action.
This is pre-party…when all was calm.
Scout’s loading up with some serious ammo.
A last minute add to the party was the Wak-A-Scout. My mom treated Scout to this Giant version of him (dark hair and freckles), and we filled it with Scout’s favorites (candy necklaces, bubble gum, Dum Dums, and Starburst).
For a pinata…it really does look like him. I was going to make the eyes more almond shaped, but time ran out.
Look how tiny Little Scout is compared to Giant Scout!
After the pinata was broken, Trey wore the head around. He is classic! the really impressive part was that he would go down the slide without seeing anything. Hilarious Trey as usual.
I kept the Snack Shack simple. Water bottles, goldfish (in honor of the Big Kahuna), and popcorn. We later brought out ice cream cone cupcakes that Scout was dying to have. He helped me make them, and couldn’t wait for them at the party.
Simple set up = simple clean up.
The cupcakes — I chose red velvet with cream cheese frosting. Too bad on the red velvet because it made for messes everywhere. At least they tasted good.
The siblings and brother-in-law devouring the cupcakes.
Water World was quite possibly the favorite of the youngest kids. Everyone loved their water guns, and the water balloons were gone in no time. There was a sprinkler for the kids to run through, and we had a bubble machine mainly for Icka.
These were SO easy for the kids to maneuver, and they were a steal. Everyone got to take theirs home, and according to Scummy — her kids have been playing with them all afternoon today.
Scout’s in the midst of a water war!
It was a must to have water balloons because Scout could not wait to peg Caden with them.
Thank goodness the weather turned out beautiful! I did have a heat station in case the kids got cold, but it was barely used.
The turnout was great, and I was so happy to see Scout and his buddies have such a great time.
The man of the hour was utterly exhausted by the end of the party. He went 90 miles an hour, so when he cuddled up in a towel with my mom, I knew he had hit his wall.
Until his second wind kicked in when there was a cousin/Bledsoe after party!
It ended up being a really easy party to put together. So the good news is that I can reuse it next year — especially since Scout wants another water slide party when he turns four.
Special thanks go to:
Mackenzie and Skilly — the slide hostesses with the mostesses. (They helped younger kids who didn’t want to brave the slide alone.)
Micah — the best looking life guard on earth.
Oggie — the aunt with a camera fetish who provides me with hundreds of pictures like a champ!
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