Round 2 and 2 Minions

This afternoon we hosted our 2nd Annual Halloween Muggle Quidditch Match, and although it was touch-and-go there for a little bit with all the last minute sick cancellations, it really turned out great. The whole concept is foreign, and the requirements are pretty awkward, what with the capes and the pool noodles and the water/air filled beach balls getting tossed around, but the kids totally run with it, and it is really very fun to watch.

Still, at 85 degrees out there today, and sunny, it was hot, and those kids were pretty sweaty. I'll need to give those capes a little freshening up before I put them away for another year. And who knows...this could be the last year my fifth grader is willing to don a cape and run around with a pool noodle between his legs, so I snapped lots of shots. And, of course, the memories are priceless.

And then... for our second movie adaptation of the day, they both donned Despicable Me minion costumes and went out for a sweaty round of trick or treating.

And....we're done for another year!

Not ready for the World Cup quite yet...

The Quidditch Match went off without a hitch, and fun was had by pretty much everyone. I was asked by multiple parents whether we'd be hosting a grown-up version, because if so, they wanted in. There are currently no plans for such an event. And right now, I can't even think about it because I am exhausted.

As promised, here are a few action shots...




Hope everyone had a fun-filled Halloween!

Party Plans Commence...

This party has been a long time in coming. I posted about it around a year and a half ago and intended that it be the theme of my boys' birthday party in January. Well January comes after December, and Christmas pretty much takes December hostage, and I suppose we were overwhelmed and exhausted after Christmas and just never got our act together. That, and January weather in the Houston area can be very fickle. It can be freezing cold and rainy or a balmy, humid eighty degrees. And for an outdoor party at the park, weather does come into play.

But we are finally on track for a party on Halloween afternoon: a Muggle Quidditch Match. This will give you the idea, but let me set your minds at rest--the kids will not be 'riding' actual broomsticks. We're using pool noodles, which should make the festivities all the more hilarious.

I've been working on the invitations this afternoon and plan to deliver them later this week.

I think it's just possible that I'm more excited about this party than my boys. Except for having to make all the cloaks that they'll be wearing. But hopefully their level of enthusiasm will catch up to mine soon. I predict this party will be the stuff of legend.