A celebration of life
On Saturday we celebrated The Boy's birthday with our 5th annual fish/turkey/wing fry. We 
extend the invitation every year to our friends and family, and this year we had a great turn out with about 20 children and 40 to 50 adults in attendance.
It's traditional in Guatemala to break a pinata on your birthday, so we try to incorporate The Boy's heritage into his birthday by doing just that each year. The kids love it! This is The Boy taking the first swing with what else? A hockey stick! We don't use a blindfold for two reasons - the kids are young, and The Boy can't stand to have his eyes covered.
If you have never tried one of those Margarita buckets, give it a whirl. I put it in the freezer on Friday night. It was almost frozen when we took it out for the party at 3:00, and it was good to the last drop. Definitely a hit!
We fried 10 pounds of wings, two 12 pound turkeys, and 30 to 40 pounds of fish. MFH and my FIL were busy with three deep fryers in the alley. That's the worst part of having this type of party - they don't get to socialize much until it's time to eat.
The weather cooperated - we had a few drops of rain but not until it was dark. Until then it was pleasantly sunny and warm. Not bad for springtime in Montana. I've been lucky with the weather each year, and I'm thankful for that. We do have a 30X40 shop in our backyard for a standby, but there isn't much for the kids to do in there!
Good friends, good food, good drink, good times!
extend the invitation every year to our friends and family, and this year we had a great turn out with about 20 children and 40 to 50 adults in attendance.It's traditional in Guatemala to break a pinata on your birthday, so we try to incorporate The Boy's heritage into his birthday by doing just that each year. The kids love it! This is The Boy taking the first swing with what else? A hockey stick! We don't use a blindfold for two reasons - the kids are young, and The Boy can't stand to have his eyes covered.
If you have never tried one of those Margarita buckets, give it a whirl. I put it in the freezer on Friday night. It was almost frozen when we took it out for the party at 3:00, and it was good to the last drop. Definitely a hit!
We fried 10 pounds of wings, two 12 pound turkeys, and 30 to 40 pounds of fish. MFH and my FIL were busy with three deep fryers in the alley. That's the worst part of having this type of party - they don't get to socialize much until it's time to eat.
The weather cooperated - we had a few drops of rain but not until it was dark. Until then it was pleasantly sunny and warm. Not bad for springtime in Montana. I've been lucky with the weather each year, and I'm thankful for that. We do have a 30X40 shop in our backyard for a standby, but there isn't much for the kids to do in there!
Good friends, good food, good drink, good times!
posted by Well-heeled mom @ 9:16 AM
6 Comments:
At 11:28 AM,
Happy said…
It sounds awesome! What's a margarita bucket? (I may be missing out on something good).
At 11:37 AM,
Jessie said…
It looks like so much fun!
I'm with Trace...what's a margarita bucket? And where do I get one? And is the alcohol included??
At 12:12 PM,
Alleen said…
Sounds like you know how to throw a party!!!!!!!!! Fried turkey - mmmmmmmmmmmm
At 1:18 PM,
DD said…
I've had the margarita bucket, and you're right, sooooo easy! I think they even have pina coladas and daquaris, and you can get them at T@rget.
If we get that many for MY birthday party, I'll be amazed. What great memories for you all.
At 10:38 PM,
[] said…
Wow, that's quite the birthday bash you throw - there's even a Spongebob Squarepants pinata!
At 8:09 AM,
Anonymous said…
I had no idea about the pinata being a true tradition.
any other info?
Carla
info@adoptproud.org
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