a glimpse at the Shirleys...: Big man getting Bigger

The biggest of my little men is getting so much closer to being an

actual REAL MAN he turned 10 this month.

Now for your sake, I will skip the typical birthday rant

of all the cliches of parenting.

that would normally be inserted here.

How I can't believe it,

It seems just like yesterday,

only 9 short years left in my nest, {okay this one freaks me out}

yada yada yada...

I will just skip straight to the fun stuff and more importantly the pictures.

Mack and I decided a movie themed party would

be so much fun and pretty easy to pull off.

The Birthday boy.

As the boys were arriving and gathering we played a game of "Who Am I" where they had to guess which famous movie character they had taped to their back. I quickly realized in an International crowd it is hard to find enough characters that they all know.

This was on the door to the entrance of our basement and greeted the boys as they entered from the garage.

Each of the boys were then given tickets and they had to use them to buy all their goodies for the movie.
If they thought it through they would have enough to get one of everything.
BUT, you know kids, who would want real food when you can spend all your tickets on candy.
Luckily, I am not too new at this parenting gig and I made the hotdog and fruit kabobs a combo deal.
sneaky I know.
But don't think for a second that that stopped them from trying to bargain away the fruit.

The boys all lined up to get their food and took the whole thing very seriously.

Your trusty Concession stand cashiers

My friend Diana, along with another friend were a huge help.

Our movie choice was a movie that never came to Hungary in English, so I thought it would be a real treat
for these boys. And guess who the only boys were who hadn't seen it...
Yep, mine!

ready for the movie....
Please all take note of my sweet basement. It is supposed to be a swimming pool but for many reasons it isn't anymore and is all covered up.
Which leaves us with lovely indoor/outdoor turf green carpet and the most
coveted Golden Girl wicker furniture that comes with the house.
Not complaining though, because although this space isn't a beauty, it is mighty functional
and is the ultimate kid party location.
Tons of space and as an added bonus you don't have to worry about the carpet.