Super Mario Kart Party

Thomas loves Super Mario! It was a no-brainer that he'd have Super Mario as his birthday party theme. He originally wanted to go bowling with his friends. We had already been to three parties at the bowling alley and I think he wanted to do the same thing as the other boys. I told him that Super Mario raced go karts and that it would be fun to have the party at Lil 500. He was so excited!! He asked if only boys could come to the party and Abby from his class (his unannounced girlfriend). We were thankful that we picked the weekend of the party that my sister was in town. Having her there was an added bonus. Everyone had a super fun time even though it felt like 200 degrees outside. All the kids got 5 racing tickets. Thomas talked to himself with each lap around the track and Nathan got to drive the cart, too.  During breaks, we had pizza, cake and lots of water. Too bad the chocolate mustaches barely made it through the heat. It was the funnest party (in my opinion) since the kids were old enough to enjoy rides without their parents help and they got to "hang out" like big kids.

The birthday group!

The cheering crowd

Nathan found a way to cool off!