Simon's First Birthday Party

Although Simon doesn't turn one for a couple more weeks, we celebrated his birthday yesterday with a construction themed party while Brian was still home.  We did a small party with family from the area plus one family from our neighborhood.  We had a simple meal of deli sandwiches, corn on the cob, watermelon and, of course, cake and ice cream.  It was a pretty windy afternoon, but not too windy for a bounce house.  The kids (and adults) had a blast jumping and playing on the nearby playground.  We had the party at a local park and even drew in some kids from the surrounding neighborhood to join in the fun at the end of the night.  There were a lot of bees flying around throughout the night and I ended up stepping on one and getting stung on the bottom of my foot.  My mom packed the sting with some mud and I nursed my wound while everyone else cleaned up the party mess.  Not such a bad deal!  Simon brought home some cool new trucks, bath toys, a stuffed bunny and a ball.  It was an awesome party!