belated birthday

Ethan's birthday was some time ago but we were busy and although I thought we could do with a family party he did not and remembered weeks later that I had said we could do a friend party if there was time.  And now there is time.
We invited a few soccer friends and he hoped for a repeat of last years soccer fest. 

This morning we awoke to the sounds of rain.  What!
Ethan assured me it would not rain all day, we made some back up plans, which included some minute to win it games and a  movie just in case.  He was right though, no rain.

The boys arrived and within 5 minutes E injured his wrist.  It was kind of bad and he lay on the couch with ice for a long bit.  Finally he felt up to some "quiet" games.  We played awhile, ate some pizza, played some more games and then the boys ran outside.  They played man hunt, can jam, and soccer and then Ethan reinjured his wrist :(

He then plopped on the couch for the duration.  The rest of the boys were sweet to him and eventually asked if he minded if they still had fun.  He said go and they ran to the park.  They took Lu with them, which she was thrilled about.

So the party while not a hit was not a disaster either.  He said it was fun.  The boys had a good enough time.  Lu thought it was the best party ever.