What could be more fitting for Dodge Poelman's 8 Year Old Birthday Party?

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A giant game of Backyard Dodge-Ball... Shirts vs. Skins!

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(Left to Right): Johnny, Dodge, Truman & Kaden

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Over 20 wild neighborhood buddies wailed on each other hard-core for over 2 full hours!

... And the #1 Rule? NO CRYING!

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Thanks, Poelmans... This party was a real BALL!

Happy Birthday, Dodge!

Best Birthday Party in the GALAXY!

Christian Taylor turned 8 last week

and Kaden was sooo excited to be invited to his Star Wars Party!
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It is no wonder these two boys are great, life-long friends (like their Dads)...

They were born just a few weeks apart and LOVE all the same stuff!

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Being the uber-Star Wars-fan that he is,

it wasn't surprising that Kaden completed all "Jedi-Training" exercises easily

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and was awarded the Grand Party Prize... the coveted Yoda Cup!

(Which really was a Yoda cup!)

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Thanks, Taylor Family for a super-fun morning...

And Happy Birthday, Padowan Christian!

We hope your Birthday was Out of this World!

Happy Birthday, Johnson Girls!

Thanks to our good friends Emi & Summer for a super-fun afternoon...

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Their Backyard Birthday Bash had it all...

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A "Water"-Slide...

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(Just perfect for "dousing" other Party-Go-ers...)

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A Slip-N-Slide...

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A "Sprinkler-fied" Trampoline....

(as Trevan dubbed it)

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Super-Soakers...

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Yummy Cupcakes...

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Plenty of Otter-Pops...

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(Even for the "munchiest" Little Guests...)

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Presents we just couldn't WAIT to see them to open...

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Even Dirt & Rocks... to EAT!

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So Thumbs up, Ladies...

It was just how we like it...Wet & Wild!

Daynen's 1st Birthday Party!

Drum-Roll puh-leez...

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Look who turned ONE!

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And here are the long-awaited pics from

Dayne's 1st Birthday Party

last Saturday!

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(It just took me this long to download, edit and post them!

To say there were a LOT of pictures is an understatement!

Here are just a "few"!)

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Welcome to the wild and crazy PAR-Tay!

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Just a small little gathering, by our usual scale, with 75 of our closest friends & family!
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Thanks to all of Dayne's adoring fans who came to wish him well on his special day!

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We had GREAT grub...

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Fabulous entertainment...

including Jeremy, our highly-popular (look at that line!) and INCREDIBLE Balloon Guy...

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No... seriously... A-MAZ-ing balloons!

(This 3 1/2 foot Clown was bigger than the Birthday Boy!)

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...and for all 40 kids!
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He also tells jokes...

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does Magic...

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and juggles...

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with FIRE!

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The kids thought it was awesome... even the big ones!

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And what Party is complete without a Pinata?
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...and Cake & Ice Cream?

(Thanks again Suz, Mauri & Cheryl for serving it up!)

(And Cupcakes for the kiddies...)

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The Birthday Boy got his own little Cake...

(This was actually post-party, because we ran out of time!)

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and "walked away" with a pretty good stash of LOOT...

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including this HOT set of "Wheels" from Mom & Dad...

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which turned out to be popular with his friends! (Look at Sela's face! :)

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He was spoiled-rotten, for sure!

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The Bounce-House we set up Downstairs was a hit...

(...Thanks again to the generous Jane!)

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especially with the Big Kids...

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and Dayne-o's 2 Big Brothers!

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who actually ended up sleeping in it!

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Thanks again to everyone who came and enjoyed the evening at our "Crib"!

We all had a great time and most importantly, so did the Birthday Boy!

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After all... You only turn 1 once! :)