Jake's 7th Birthday Party

 Jake picked out a football cake, and put the "7" in all by himself- can you tell?

My friends, Angie and Jeanne.  

 The Game Truck

 Jordan, Nate, Carter, and Ben

 Mary (the lone girl), Ryan, Pierce, Grant, and Parker

 Sean, Walker, Cole, DJ, Jake, and Jackson

 Mason joins in on the fun

 Most of the mamas- Jessica, Holly, Shelly, Jeanne, me, and Erin. :)

 Pizza time!

 The boys on Facetime with Tyson; he was showing them the snow in Colorado- we were showing him our sweat since it was 85 degrees in Orlando!!!

 Singing happy birthday. :)

 Making a wish...

Jake had his 7th birthday party today- a Game Truck party.  The Game Truck is big trailor with 4 huge TV screens mounted on 1 wall and a bench along the other wall; it has every kind of gaming system and video game possible.  The kids got to play on the game truck for an hour and a half and then we had pizza, cake, and a little back yard play time.  Other than having to have the rest of the party (i.e. the pizza and cake) at my house, it is a great party idea.  The kids were in heaven and had the best time!

Tyson is in Colorado, of course, but he was able to Facetime us for a good bit of the party.  It broke my heart that he had to miss the party, but Jake was very understanding, so i think it made it a little easier for all of us.  My friends knew how bad I've been struggling this week, and they all really stepped up.  I had originally told all of the parents to just drop their kids off, but as you can see from the pictures above, no one would leave.  And I'm so glad they didn't- this party couldn't have happened without my friends' help.  It takes a village.

Jake had a great birthday party; I've never seen the kid any happier.  Happy 7th birthday, sweet boy!