Wendell's Dragon Birthday Party

This weekend, Saturday 12/8, we celebrated Wendell's upcoming birthday.  He will turn 4 on the 20th!  It was a dragon party!  It was seriously such a delight to see him having so much fun at his party.  It was the first time we really were able to throw him a friends party.  It was really fun.

Here's the invitation:

On our front door, this greeted those who were brave enough to attend...

We started out having free play with toys and coloring dragon pictures.

Pin the Tail on the Dragon

The kids played a little Simon Says (thanks to mom Steph) while I hid the dragon .  Then they hunted for the hidden dragon eggs, which held the secret message of where the dragon was hiding.  We decoded the message:

They ran to the closet and thankfully weren't clobbered by the dragon's pole...  I guess he was taking a cheap shot at the lords and ladies that were about to bring him down.

Pictures with the dragons before they were destroyed.

 Demolishing the Dragon

 Pinatas are surprisingly entertaining.  It was such a big hit.  (No pun intended!)

 The question is, who was having more fun, the kids or Richard?

It was so funny, after a few kids had taken their swings, Mary was ready to get in on the action.  She suddenly just ran up to the dragon and gave it a little push.  It was cute.  She had a turn with the sword after that.

 After all the kids had two turns, it was time to bring in the big guns.  This was one tough dragon.  (Worth every penny!)

 We moms were talking about how gratifying it was to hit the pinata.  Lol.

 Wendell and Angela got the last swings.

Time for dragon cake!

Wendell was of course super excited to open his presents. He "super likes" them all.  He wore this new shirt (complete with adorable dragon cape) that night to the ward Christmas party.  It trumped even his new Christmas elf shirt!  He wore it again today before church even though it was dirty.  I snuck it away and am hoping to get it washed in the morning before he notices!

Thanks to those who came to Wendell's party.  Hope you had as much fun as we did!