The Big In-N-Out Shindig Birthday Bash

On Saturday, March 28th Waylon and four of his buddies, Cole, Jamison, Sydney, and Tanner, all celebrated turning THREE!!! We had a huge birthday bash in our cul-de-sac, complete with two bounce houses, adult beverages, and (drum roll please)...an In-N-Out truck. Aaron's lifelong dream of having the In-N-Out truck at our house finally came true. As you probably guessed, the party was really for the adults with just enough diversions to keep the kids happy. We had a blast, and the kids seemed to enjoy themselves as well. Waylon loved having the "hamburger truck" and "bounce house truck" both come to his house.

We had about 120+ people at the party, which were mostly friends from playgroup, but a few friends and family members made the trek for the party. Thanks to Brandi and Josh for making it from SB (and to Josh for being our official photographer), The Great Aunt Tina for helping set up and all of her bounce time with Waylon, and the Haydens who came all the way from Pasadena with their little ones. I am very sad to report that I dont have photos of everyone, but we really appreciate you all coming to celebrate with Waylon!

My skills painting run-throughs in high school really paid off while creating this masterpiece with Kerri (Jamison's mom).

The "Before" shot with the In-N-Out truck parked across the cul de sac, tables lining the driveway, and bounce houses to the left. We also had every imaginable ride-on toy, which the kids used to race around our roped off cul-de-sac.

The best part about this "during" photo is Tanner crawling across the table in the foreground.

Brandi and Josh saved the day by racing to the store for a new tap. Life savers!

Waylon enjoys his own double-double (or at least a cheeseburger).

Another "during" shot of the festivities.

Brandi Fraser and I enjoy adult beverages while waiting for our burgers to cook.

Grandpa Ed coming out of the bounce house. He did a great job chasing after the birthday boy so Aaron and I could enjoy catching up with friends.

Waylon hops on his cycle after his burger.

Brandi was very proud of capturing this shot: Waylon on a big wheel with the truck in the background. Classic.

The aerial view of the party. You can only see one bounce house, but there is another one off to the lower left. The adult beverages were at the bottom-right, which is why there are a bunch of dads congregated there.

A family shot. Waylon (who LOVED the microphone from the karaoke machine), daddy, me, and Avalon's head. That is about as good as it gets these days.

Cake time. It is really difficult to get a photo of five birthday toddlers, so there are many photos here in order to capture the scene. This is 1/2 of Tanner, Sydney, Cole, and Waylon ready to dig in.

Tanner, Sydney, Cole, and Waylon wait patiently for cake.

The same four kids....still waiting.

Here are all five birthday kids: Jamison (covering his eyes), Tanner, Sydney, Cole, and Waylon

...still waiting...

Forget this waiting stuff, Jamison and Tanner dig in (while Sydney lectured them not to do it).

Jamison pretends he is not guilty, but Tanner forges ahead with his frosting licking.

Sydney gives up her lecture and she and Cole dig in as well.

Guess who else enjoyed cake? Avalon of course dug right in. Waylon got to stay up extra late on his birthday bash night. He was high on sugar and LOTS of bouncing. He had a blast, and slept very well that night. Here he is just before bedtime--totally exhausted.

Brandi poses with our two delicious double-double treats, which we enjoyed during some adult chat late at night.