All birthdays are important, but somehow 10 just hits different. How is that our little dude Oliver is in the double digits? That he's been a part of our family for a decade? So we decided to celebrate him in a BIG way. Several times over the years, Oliver's birthday has fallen right after a move/big transition and we weren't able to do much in terms of a party. He has never complained about this, but we wanted to have an extra special celebration this year for our ten year old. So we invited his ENTIRE class (close to 30 kids) to our newly renovated and moved into house (eek), and hired a party entertainer (a coach from the kids' school has a side business where he and his team host birthday parties) for an afternoon of fun in our backyard. There was face painting and hair coloring, trampoline and yard games, water balloons and a slip and slide, and, of course, a soccer tournament. Our foodie/soccer lover chose a pizza/soccer theme for his cake and decorations and we served lots of snacks (popcorn, popsicles, salgadinhos), mini pizzas, and sweets (cake and brigadeiros). I think our dude felt very loved and it sure did warm my mama heart to see all the friendships he's made this past year in our new city and the confidence that he has gained over the years.
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