Caleb's UGA Tailgate Party

This year for his birthday party, Caleb decided he wanted to have a UGA Tailgate party. Not exactly an easy theme to pull off in the middle of the off-season! We found some UGA napkins at the party store and that was all we had to start with. I made a red and black birthday banner, we hung up red and black streamers and balloons, we made a UGA football centerpiece for the kitchen table, MeMa found a UGA helmet pinata, and Roy made a UGA helmet cake. Caleb was so pleased with the results. He thought everything was perfect.
So, the food for a tailgate party is easy: grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, chips and dip, fruit, and drinks. Stuff every kids loves! Caleb invited some friends from church and school this year. It was a lot of fun having all those kids come to help him celebrate his birthday. We let him decide who he wanted to invite and thankfully, most of them came! We had UGA ornaments for each of the kids to take home with their candy bag from the pinata. We also had the grandparents there so that made it even more special. It was a great time! Caleb got a lot of really neat toys but it seems that his favorite gift was his guitar. He has been wanting one for a year and Mema found a great deal on one for us. He and I are planning to take lessons together. When you stop and think, this party had all of the makings of a successful birthday: food, friends, family, gifts, cake, pinata! What more could a boy ask for?