Vanessa (8) and Eli (6) combined family birthday party

In order to make it easier for family to help us celebrate Vanessa and Eli's birthdays, we had one party for them both right in the middle, on June 3rd.  Turns out this day was Sunday and worked out well.  They chose the cake and their birthday meal....which was unanimously decided as buttered noodles with parmesan cheese and a huge oreo cake.  I went with that and added meatballs and sauce, and Mama Row brought a spinach strawberry salad. 
Jay came up for an hour before the party so hang out and help decorate, but had to leave early at 4:45 in order to get back to another previously arranged activity.
We spent a lot of time setting up yard games Rachel brought over (badminton and the game where you toss balls attached to strings on multi-height bars (I don't know the name's game!).
After dinner we had cake/ice cream/presents...pics will show the story.  Mom, dad, Mama Row, and Rachel stayed and played games til about 8:30.