The caribbean

Sometimes I wish I could hire a photographer to follow me around to take pictures of my wonderful family when I am just too busy enjoying and being a part of their lives.

My darling 9 year old boy, Henry, came to me earlier this week and told me he was having a party Thursday night. Hmmm, well okay it sounded fun so I rolled with it.
Now, this wasn't just any party. This was a Wizards of Waverly place Caribbean party. I understand that some people may not know what that is. ;) Wizards of Waverly place is a Disney Channel show about a family of...Wizards, right! Then came the movie where they vacation to...anyone? The caribbean, right again! This is one of Henry's favorite shows because it has his two favorite things, magic and Selena Gomez. Major crush going on there, but at least he has good taste, she is cute and seems really sweet.

Now that you are all caught up here's what we did.

Henry had it all planned out down to the entertainment and food. First we would eat and we spent the morning making the menu. On the menu was:

Magical fruit potion (watermelon/cranberry slushies)
Secretspell balls (Rolls)
Pigs in a magic carpet (aka, pigs in a blanket)
Wizard wraps (SUPER yummy wraps made with ground beef and pork)

Plus a few last minute things that didn't get names.
I went shopping and then I spent the day cooking while the kids cleaned and decorated the house. They did a great job and we had a lot of fun.

For entertainment they were to go outside on the water-slide. This means that the hose is hooked up to the swing-set so that it sprays down the slide. The kids love it. This was the waterfall slide.

Then a treasure hunt and finally to top off the evening...watching Wizards of Waverly Place the movie!

We had 9 or 10 cousins show up and we ate, which I must say the food turned out great! They had great fun on the water-slide and the treasure hunt. Not everyone was into watching the movie but they did have fun. It was a great party and just what we all needed. I love to have parties and Henry really planned a great one. (Plus the chef he hired was just awesome!) ;)

So I really do wish I had pictures of the preparations and the party, but I enjoyed being a part of it so much more.