This is how we do birthday parties in Canada!

Two babes born in January, their birthdays fall a week apart.  How to plan parties???  I plan the girl -see previous post "Puppies"- and the hubby plans the boy!  It's a good deal,  I "get" girls :)  I don't "get" boys...

This year Sam turned 9 and what to do??? what to do???   Tobogganing?  Outside?  In Alberta?  Crazy!

But it turned out to be a beautiful morning!   -15C ,  the chosen hill had a week of melting so it was a bit icy but the boys loved it!

boys like stuff like this...

and this...

and this?!?!

really???

OH YEAH!!!!!

That was AWESOME!!!!

Happiness is ....

..... snow in the face???

It was a great morning, no broken bones... or blood :)   It was back to the house for cake and pop!

Um... this is a story.  Anna WAS sitting with the boys until she came to us in tears.  When asked what happened, this was the boys version....

This is what 10 kids looks like in Canada

Cake time....

it wasn't pretty....

sigh

No they are not hugging....

 So when things get out of control what do you do with boys?   Give them Nerf guns of course.  Split them into two groups, cause they like competition and make them shoot at paper cups...

who knew?!?

Brad did a good job I must say ♥.  So here is my creative contribution, the gift bags...

all reasonably appropriate.
I wasn't allowed to put the kleenex in!
 I think all the MOMs would have understood....

Thank you to the parents who gave up a cosy warm, probably quiet Saturday morning to help out with our great group of boys!

I'm liking this LARGE PRINT option in the edit bar.... :P