Today, Brittany had her sweet 16 birthday party!  We spent a lot of time planning and getting ready for this, and she invited about 70 people!  We had the party at Waubonsie Lake Park in a newly constructed and very nice pavilion with a fireplace, a great amount of space, and overlooking the lake.  It really is a nice place to have a party.  🙂

We brought a full sound system which all the kids loved and had a great time picking the songs they wanted to hear from the iPad, a screen, projector, the Wii (which we didn’t end up using due to the breeze), and kicked off the party with hot dogs over the fire, chips, drinks, and all kinds of other stuff.  The kids all really enjoyed the location and they loved the adjacent kiddie playground just as much!

We had games set up and the kids came up with their own games, hung out, and enjoyed each other’s company.  We then roasted marshmallows and ate cake and had ice cream.  Sarah made a really cool cake for Brittany that everybody thought was awesome!

We then took group pictures and the kids hung out for awhile longer, dance, played more games, and had more fun.

Overall, there were about 45 people that came.  We had a few leave before the group pic and a couple come afterward, but we tried to get everyone in the picture that we could.  Brittany had a great time and it will be a time that she won’t forget.  Fortunately, sweet 16 comes around only once!  🙂

Happy Sweet 16 Brittany!