We had a PaRtY!

We had a party.

It was a success...or good enough anyway (never does go exactly as planned).

The kid was happy.

I'm happy to have it over with.

Here's how it went down.

First we invited a few people...

The people came...

We had a little CaKe...
I decided to get brave and attempt making the cake myself this year.  And after a lot of consulting with others and a bit of stress involved...we had cake.

 

...and CuPCaKes

I nearly poisoned a few children with the red frosting.  I had to use a LOT of red food coloring to actually get RED.  Wasn't really thinking about how they might taste.  Always choosing fashion over function...oops!

And a little CandY...

  

...PoP cOrN...PeaNutS...

  

 

...CiRCuS PeaNutS...

Then we played some GaMEs...

SpiLLed the MiLk...

ToSseD BeaN baGs aT the CLoWN...

FisHed the PoNd...

ToSsed the RiNGs...

Had a CLoWn ReLaY...

RaCed the DuCKs...

Got DuNked in the TaNk...

Won PriZes and FaVOrs...

We had everything a clown could need, bow ties, red noses, BiG sunglasses, BiG flowers, whoopee cusions, trick cameras and gum (the spraying kind), a few noise makers and of course gold fish (yes, real ones)...

I made a few flowers for the older girls and adults that helped.  THANK YOU ALL!!

Missed a few of the deCoRAtiONs...

I didn't get much of the decorations up due to the hurricane force winds we had.  That's right, we had a party in the wind :P 

Had a little of this...

But I did manage to get my pennant banners up (and they even stayed up).

I didn't get tables decorated as you can see above.  A lot of the decor stayed in the house and didn't get used : (  Guess that just means we'll have to have another carnival : )

...that is if the RinGmASteR allows it.   

What can I say, I'm one lucky girl to have this guy who puts up with me.  Here he is after the circus (and I mean it literally!) sopping wet (from being dunked in the dunk tank), covered in frosting (from kids faces) managing to put a smile on his face so that I can get a picture of his shirt.  What a guy! 

And that was that. 

We had a party.

 Now I can put these feet up (for a couple of months anyway) and rest for a bit. 

One more year, one more party down.