thought i would finally share some photos from alyssa's 14th birthday party. which was over 5 months ago. lol! alyssa's dad took all the photos that day, and i think he ended up having about 300 to choose from. it took me forever to go through and narrow them down. which is why i havn't gotten around to sharing them.
alyssa decided to have her party at boomers. it's got miniature golf, go-karts, rock climbing, water boats, and an arcade. she invited 8 of her closest friends from school. it's a good group of kids, and they've all been best friends for years. we started out with pizza, which the kids all ate in record time. i think they were just anxious to get out and have fun. sarah had invited her friend natalia, to keep her company. and so that she didn't bug alyssa and her friends. sarah and natalia were the only ones that ended up playing miniature golf. and they were also no where to be found for pictures. lol!
they started out with go-karts. i should add that alyssa had a soccer game that morning, before the party. her left thigh had been bothering her a bit that week. well, she went in for a powerful shot on goal, and she went down hard. she was in a ton of pain, and was having a hard time walking. not the best thing on the day of your birthday party. the poor thing had to really use that leg in the go-karts, because she's on the shorter side. her poor legs were stretched out as far as she could get them, just to reach the peddals. lol! on the bright side, she was tall enough to ride them ;)
kassidy. she had this focused and determined look on her face in every photo.
abe. you can tell he's taller, since his knees are all bent up. lol!
ruby. this was one of the only photos that alyssa's dad took of ruby. i guess the plaid shirt threw him off, and he forgot she was part of our group. no idea why, but i thought it was funny.
another alyssa. this photo cracks me up. we found a lot of photos like this of her, on the go-karts and the rock climbing wall. just a tad dramatic, right :)
jasmine. i felt bad, because she somehow missed getting on the track at the same time as everyone else. she must have been the cut off person, for how many could get let in. she had to run the track on her own.
telling stories from the racetrack :)
a few of them decided to try the rock climbing wall. alyssa only made it a short ways up, because her leg hurt too much. and this was right after the go-karts, so she was already feeling sore. this is alyssa and kassidy. kassidy made it all the way to the top.
mikey also made it all the way up. and he was really fast at it.
it does totally look like kassidy is ready to throw a punch at ruby. but i promise, nothing happened. just some very dramatic story telling.
on to the water boats. i think this might have been the big favorite that day. it was pretty hot out, even though it was october (her bday is september, but the party was in october). so the water boats were refreshing.
it was really just their group out there together. except for one little boy and his mom. i told alyssa later that i felt bad for the little boy. he was probably scared of all these teenagers, acting crazy and being loud. but she said that he was loving it, and kept laughing. lol!
mikey.
phunam. i really hope i just spelled her name right. if not, i know she'll forgive me. i give her a ride home after school all the time, and she's so funny.
andres.
after the water boats, they played arcade games, went on the go-karts again, and just had tons of fun. i think we were there for about 5 hours. then we took everyone back to our house, where we BBQ'd some hot dogs, and had cake and ice cream. then the all hung out for a few hours.
and we were left with one very happy 14 year old birthday girl, who said she loved every minute of her party :)
Totally Awesomeness!!! Looks like everyone had a blast, those are the best parties and the ones you remember forever! These should be fun to Scrap Laura, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: lorry | March 03, 2011 at 12:08 PM
looks like everyone had a blast! I can't believe she's 14 years old (and 5 months, lol)!!
Posted by: Carla | March 03, 2011 at 03:27 PM
Great pictures, lots of fun and cool friends just what a 14yr old wants. I wish we had a cool place like that for our kids.
Posted by: dawn | March 03, 2011 at 04:50 PM
GREAT photos! My little girl turns 14 in just 30 days...makes me sad and so glad at the same time. It is sad to see the baby/toddler/little girl stage over but glad that we have been blessed with great health and happiness. Do you have those days where you get sad and glad all at the same time? Emotional ride for mothers...ha!
Our girls are growing sooooo fast!
Smiles from PA!
Posted by: Janet | March 04, 2011 at 06:23 AM
What fun photos!!!! What a great birthday she had!!! We had a place by me when I was a kid that had the bumper boats!!! They were so much fun!! My middle is going to be 13 in about 3 weeks. They really do grow up too fast!
Posted by: Michelle | March 04, 2011 at 12:47 PM
This place looks like so much fun!!! I think it's hilarious that these photos are 5 months old. lol That is something I would do too!!! :)
And I don't believe you're old enough to have a 14 year old. Just sayin'.
Posted by: Courtney Walsh | March 04, 2011 at 05:33 PM
Looks like such a fun party! I think it's great that Alyssa has a tight group of good friends like that. She looks beautiful btw!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | March 06, 2011 at 08:05 PM
i am the same way, saying "ok let's pretend it is cmas eve" when it is half a year later!!
we have a boomers and i can't wait to take katleyn there. looks like lots of fun!
Posted by: Krista Lund | March 15, 2011 at 11:01 AM