The Art and Exhaustion of Kids Birthday Parties

Well, it is done. My 7 y.o. ds's birthday party. Pirate themed, backyard, hot sun, water pistols, chips, cheezies and cake. The amount of noise 7 boys and 2 girls can make is astounding. The silence tonight in the house is fabulous... I'm exhausted (30 degree heat will do that to me), but satisified that things went very well, no crying, no fights, every one seemed happy. Even the kid who didn't want to get wet was soaked in the end ! Gotta upload photos and vids for dh to see, as he is overseas in Manchester UK. THink I'll go for a swim tomorrow, and pick up a new Nike+ band on the way home!