Gavin's Birthday Party

We had Gavin's 5th birthday party at Airtastic this weekend.  It's one of his favorite places, as you will see in the photos!

These are all the balloons we crammed into the car.  Driving there was quite a challenge!

Gavin and his friend Ella:

Gavin with Ella and Nico (good friends from his last-year classroom):

The cake, thanks to Creating With Curtis!  It's Abby and Elmo dreaming of a chocolate chip cookie:

The cakes, surrounded by haunted houses (really, haunted "goody bags").  Nice job, Francis!

A cake for Evie:

 Nana and baby Melissa:

 Nana and Uncle David:

 The kids spent a lot of time in the basketball dome.  Yes, that's Gavin lying down in the middle, but he loved it.  He just loves to fall down, must be a 5 year old boy thing.

This look radiated Pure Joy:

 Down but not out:

Tackled by Ella:

 Now tackled by Nico (and still having the time of his life):

 Gavin ran around with Nico, Brandon, and Nick almost the whole time:

 Laura and her beautiful kids:

 Rany and Melissa:

 Nick and Gia:

 Gavin, Nico and Nick (I got them to pause for 10 seconds):

Grandpa Cermak and Grandma Cordes kibitzing:

 The BIG slide:

A much needed water break:

 Time for snacks and cake:

 First the big cake...

Then Evie's cake:

This was the funniest moment of the day.  When our party host cut into the cake (and into Elmo) Gavin yelled, "He killed it!"

All the other kids joined in.  And every time a new slice got cut (and Abby or Cookie Monster, as well ) the room filled with a new round of "He killed it!"  Luckily, our party host had a good sense of humor!

Here are the kids in action in the basketball dome: