On June 12, 2011, Alexander Robert Dolan turned 12. It was a golden birthday for sure! At 5:30pm, his friends showed up for pizza, drinks and his favorite Strawberry Pretzel salad. The kids sat out in the yard and ate, which was GREAT for me... no mess in my house! As they were finishing their pizza, the Game Truck showed up. It was so cool to see them all stand up and start screaming in excitement!
The "Game Coach" had me go in and check out the Game Truck first. I took one peek inside and then stuck my head back out and yelled to the kids "This is totally awesome"! I know, I'm just mean. I knew they were going crazy with anticipation and just wanted to get in the truck and start gaming, but I couldn't resist teasing them!!! Once I approved the video games the kids could play, we let them on the truck. Inside the truck is a row of couches and four flat screen TVs on the wall. The TVs are hooked up to multiple gaming systems. Here's an inside look of this pimped out trailer...
Next on the agenda was an outdoor movie. By the time the Game Truck left, it was 8pm and it wasn't quite dark. So, we improvised and had a huge Silly String fight and then did snaps & sparklers.
While the kids were goofing around, I set out a huge spread of snacks and Jeff & our neighbor, Kevin, set up the movie screen and projector. The rest of the neighbors showed up for the movie and we had a pretty huge crowd. We sang Happy Birthday to Alex and then watched the Green Hornet.
After the movie, the boys stayed for a sleepover, Alex opened his gifts (lots of GameStop gift cards... they know him well!) and they got in some more gaming time. It was a fabulous birthday party for Alex and he was definitely feelin' the love! He was very grateful that we made a big deal out of his "golden" birthday.
Alex is a remarkable young man and I'm delighted and proud to be his Mom.
Happy 12th Birthday, Alex!!!
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