Foot Golf Birthday Party

Foot Golf

Today was Tom's birthday party.  We had taken a risk and booked an outdoor activity - Footgolf.  Essentially booting a football around a golf course, where the holes are football sized.  Tom had chosen 8 friends, all the boys from his class and Lily and Lauren.

The party was complete chaos, there were rules, which we tried to follow for the first hole (wait for the ball to stop before kicking it, counting the number of kicks, no dribbling etc etc) but it descended into complete chaos, and in the end it was easier and less stressful to just go with the flow. 

It was very windy, but the rain held off.  Various children whined and whinged (the less sporty ones) but I think on the whole they had a good time.  Certainly a nice walk for the adults with some good views over the Lune.  We whizzed round the course (they were all running and dribbling with the ball by the end) and came back to the club house where they were busy serving up pizza and chips for everyone.  Nice food too!  

Party food!

The kids were very very loud and there were some snooty old ladies out for a genteel Sunday round of golf who weren't too happy to share the course with us and then were probably devastated to have to have lunch in a very noisy room as well.  They didn't get much sympathy from us as they were so snooty to us on the course!

Hamish the Highland Cake

Tom was very pleased with his Highland Cow cake (he requested it ages ago), so much so that he kissed it and shouted "Don't kill the cow" as I cut into it.  No one seemed to have trouble eating it though!

Once it was over, both Matt and I crashed.  We headed to Sizergh Barn for tea and a bun, and then back home where we collapsed.  Matt then treated me to a platter at the Old Post Office as I was not in the mood to cook.  It was a good idea. 

Then back home to bed - Tom has a very busy week this week, what with his birthday and his school play!