Calling All Vikings!

Nathan took Seth to see How to Train Your Dragon this spring and ever since then, Seth wanted that to be his party theme.  Bye-bye, easy Lego idea.  Maybe next year.  I had to order a lot of supplies online, and when I started looking up cake ideas, I came across a template to make this:

It was actually the easiest cake I have made to date.  The cake only used one box of mix, so I was afraid it wouldn't be enough...we were expecting a LOT of kids (and parents).  I saw a cute idea for Viking cupcakes:

Saturday morning, Nathan and I headed to Seth's favorite playground early to stake out a spot.  The kids played, and we had pizza delivered.  Another thing Seth REALLY wanted for his party was a pinata.  He spent a long time last week stuffing that bad boy until he could not shove one more piece of candy inside.  The daddies rigged up a system over the swings, and the kids took a whack at it.  Next time, we will bring something stronger than a plastic bat!

After all the kids had two tries, some of the daddies helped things along and then Seth finished the job:

Seth requested the "Cha-Cha-Cha" version of the Happy Birthday song:

We gave all the kids little Viking hats, and I made braids for the ladies.  They loved them!

Other than a little more of a breeze, we couldn't have asked for a better day.  Seth had a fantastic time celebrating with his friends and family!