We attended Marcus’s 5th Birthday Party on Sunday.  As soon as we arrived at their backyard we saw the cool big jumpy house, but the boys were interested in playing soccer on the lawn instead.  They played for awhile then moved on to basketball and their climbing structure.  They were still not interested to try the popular jumpy house.  We then decided to take a break for some tacos.  Connor was happy eating two tacos and some rice.  Logan wanted only the tacos, but once he saw them, he changed his mind.  However after he tried the chicken one, he loved it and ended up eating three.  After they ate, the boys went off to play, so Stuart and I just hung out at the patio.  Later Michelle came over to share that Logan asked her to tell us his whereabouts.  He and Connor were hanging out at the “secret hideout” in the back of the tennis court with Mckayla and her friend Annabelle.  They ended up being there for a long time, and only returned periodically to use the restroom or got a drink of water.  Connor also told me a big story about this secret place and only the four kids were allowed in there. 

     Later, all the guests gathered to sing to the birthday boy and enjoyed the ice cream cake.  Then everyone returned to play, and Connor and Logan went back to the secret hideout.  Michelle mentioned that Marcus was interested to show his motorized car toy to the boys as they had not seen it, and we were happy to stay behind.  After most guests left, Marcus came driving out in his cool car.  It immediately drew all the remaining kids’ attention.  Marcus showed Tyler and Tyson how to drive the car and they were off vrooming.  Logan and Connor were fascinated with the car, but did not want to drive it.  Since the jumpy house emptied out, the boys finally (with a little prodding from Stuart) wanted to have their fun in there.  They played for quite awhile, and later went back to the secret hideout with Mckayla for a little bit.  Finally it was time for us to leave the fun party.  Happy Birthday Marcus!