A Happy Birthday Party for...

Harry Potter!  When I published that last post, it was already out of date.  We finished the 3rd book and then moved on to the 4th.  I thought Allie might not want to keep going, but she said that she does.  Anyway, we finished the 4th book on July 30.  July 31st is Harry Potter's birthday.  It's also my little brother's birthday, and Mike's dad too...but we celebrated Harry Potter like any other crazed fan would do.
I sent the kids an invitation by owl post.  I got all the ideas and the printables from HERE if you would like to throw your own nerd party...

  I got to work making the treats and it wasn't too bad.

These little Pumpkin Pasties were really good.  They are just little pumpkin pies and I have decided that I'll make them every year in the fall because they were pretty easy and so good.

The kids ate all the food and kept going back for more...even the bread with cucumbers on it.  That's always a good thing.

After the dinner, Jason and Nate went to sleep and we watched the 4th movie.  It was scarier than I remember and had a few scenes that are awkward to watch with kids (since when were there kids making out in the carriages in the books?).  We are reading the fifth book now, but we probably won't watch the movies.  We usually spend the entire movie with the kids saying "why did they leave out...?" or "that never happened in the book!"  I'm glad I passed on the love of the books and not necessarily the movies.

It was a fun night and the kids all loved it...so we'll probably do it again next year if you want to join us!