Pete was accepted into Hogwarts School of Magic & Wizardy...

Pete was invited to a Harry Potter themed birthday party

yesterday. He had a really fun time. At the beginning of the party, they had each child sit on a chair and the "sorting hat" was placed on their heads. They were all sorted into different houses, just like they do in the Harry Potter books/movies. Pete was placed in "Gryffindor" (just like Harry). Of course, I felt Pete's hair was very Harry Potterish and he even has the scar on his forehead (it's not a lightning bolt shape though...)

During the party, they played several games. One was fishing for dragon eggs. Another, was searching for the "Golden Snitch." I'm sorry I didn't bring Hailey with us... The party was for a boy that Pete goes to preschool with and I didn't know if Hailey was invited too. As it turned out, I should have brought her with us because there were several boys from her class and also because Hailey is sooo in to Harry Potter right now. She and I just finished reading the third Harry Potter novel. During the party, Pete was excited to catch some tadpoles form the pond too.

I thought the invitation was very clever and definitely worth sharing :-)

The text read:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry to celebrate the 5th Birthday of Ian... The Tri-Wizard Tournament will commence at... There you will find the magical entrance visible only to Hogwarts students and their families. Proper school attire should be appropriate for outdoor wizardry games. Wizard or Witch's workrobes and hats are optional. Please RSVP by owl or by Muggle Phone to the Headmistress at...