Something Special

This Saturday we all got to enjoy something a little special!

Maxwell had a great time going to a Transformers Birthday party with his Daddy.  He decided that he ought to wear his Halloween costume to get in the spirit of the party.  He looked something like the photo to the right, except now he's just about ready to pop out of the suit--apparently he's grown quite a bit since Halloween!

Jared said that they had a really great scavenger hunt leading to the apex of any decent kids' party--the pinata!  Jared managed to rile the kids up to a fever pitch and got good and rowdy with them-- his specialty.  I think I'm glad I wasn't there to see the reaction of all the moms to the craziness that he stirs up.  I'm sure that the boys LOVED it though!

While the boys were playing rough and rowdy, the girls and I decided to get down to business with some hot cocoa (or just piles of mini marshmallows in Cornelia's case!) and a rousing game of Scrabble.  This was Ruby's first game and she did pretty well.  It's definitely a challenge to not only unscramble tiles to make up words, but also find a spot for them on the board.  I'm looking forward to many more games with Ruby (and our other sweet kiddos) in the years to come!