Going to Outer Space...in our own house

Here are some pictures from Griffin's party (and a video for the grandparents!). We had an outer space thing and it really was "out of this world" (ha, ha). Our living room was mission control, complete with a large rocket (thanks to Cynthia Miller). When the kids arrived, we took there picture in a space helmet. Once everyone got here, we began our mission with some training exercises: the kids learned to defy gravity, tested their lung capacity and made some space snacks. Finally, we were ready for take-off. The kids participated in 3 missions: rocket buiding, rocket shooting, and a final trip to the moon. This was our biggest undertaking. We transformed the hall and griffin's room into outer space, complete with black walls, stars, asteroids, moon rocks, and a bouncy house (insode griffin's room-thank you Drennons). The kids had a "blast". After all missins were completed, we ate, open presents, and swam. All-in-all it was a lot of work for a short time, but well worth it. It was nice to have Nathan's family here to celebrate, and to help with the set-up. There are still staples in our wall, but I think our house has pretty much come back to earth.