Our Little Corner: Our Birthday Boy ~ The Party

Monday, July 16, 2007

Our Birthday Boy ~ The Party

Several of you have asked me about E-boy's birthday party. I'm sorry I'm late in getting these pictures up.

Warning: You are about to see A LOT of pictures. Please note that these are only 1/2 of what I took at the party. Be prepared. You may be subjected to the whole lot sometime in the future.

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We had a WONDERFUL day. The weather was perfect and not a drop of rain. Thank you everyone for your prayers! The party went by quickly for me but I think it was just right for the birthday boy. He loved his party & everyone celebrating with him.

This is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE picture of my boy at his party.

BUBBLES

I bought bubbles at Price Rite and then printed out colored pictures of Rescue Heroes and taped them to the bubbles. Wah-la! Rescue Hero bubbles extraordinaire!

Decorations
Sweet Pea colored these pictures for me and I cut them out and glued them to construction paper & craft sticks. I then used them as decor on the tables.

Birthday Banner

The girls made a banner for the birthday boy. These are some of the pics Boo colored and we glued on to decorate it.

Labor of Love
The girls worked late at night on a banner for their brother.

Friends

This was actually taken at the end of the party. E-boy wanted to give his friend Declan something. He was thrilled that Declan came to celebrate his special day. He gave his friend his football. It was neat b/c Declan told Ian he had always wanted one. This picture warms my heart.

Rescue Heroes
Again I found these online. I made this poster using some of E-boy's favorite Rescue Heroes and their bios. He plans to hang it in his room now.

Collage

This is a collage I made of E-boy. I wish I had thought of the idea sooner than the night before the party as I would have used more pictures of him as he was growing up. I still think it turned out nice. The memories are precious.

More Rescue Heroes

E-boy also wants to hang this one in his room.

Bubbles!

Jae & Declan blowing bubbles with a very excited Boo.

Noah & Sweet Pea preparing the water balloons.

S. Pea asked me how to fill them up. I turned to her with a smile and said,"I'm sure Noah already knows how." He laughed & heartily agreed.

My dear friend Alison saying, "Don't you dare take my pic...................."

Gotcha, Alison! LOL!

PRESENTS!!!!!!!

What is this? A scooter!!!!!!

And now a cool truck! Yay!

The one gift he has been asking for forever....Wendy Waters.

Pinata Time!

This of course is the birthday boy himself taking a whack at the pinata. I had told the children only one whack thinking they would go a few rounds. I forgot that Noah aka The Bruiser would be taking a turn too. Lol!

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

This game was fun. We pretended the playhouse was on fire and the children were the Rescue Heroes. They had to throw the water balloons at the house to put out the fire. After the fire was all out I awarded them with special Rescue Hero medals we had made and laminated. Everyone enjoyed this game. As you can see the adults couldn't resist and joined right in. Hee, hee!

More water balloons.

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday, dear E-boy!

Happy Birthday to you!

And many moooooooore!

Not Exactly As Planned

This is not the cake we had planned to make. The one we had in mind was more of a 3-D fire truck. But time gets away from you when you are making food for a picnic lunch, making all the decorations, wrapping presents , etc. etc. So this is what Dave & my Mom were able to do at literally the last minute. E-boy still loved it so all was well. Besides it tasted delicious and that's the most important part anyway, right?

Making a Wish

The breeze was too much for all the candles but he did manage to blow out his main candle.

Those tires are delicious!

Hanging out while Bugs samples everyone's plates.

Buddies

These two are so cute together.

Jadziah & Bugs

See the expression on Bugs' face? Makes me wonder what he is thinking at that moment. *grin*

Some of the Decor

It was a wonderful party. Stay tuned there is more to come. Did you think that was all we did that day? Of course not!

1 comment:

MOMMY said...: You did a wonderful job on his party!!! The whole family did. Thanks for sharing!; Wednesday, July 18, 2007

SUMMERTIME 2012

2012

It was a year full of learning not only educational-wise but life lessons too. We have come to treasure those we love more than ever. Family time is to be savored and memories to be created and viewed as priceless. And our Lord is to be praised, trusted & loved.

We are enjoying our summer. It is full to overflowing with VBS volunteering & attending, Taekwondo, park playdates, gardening, Staycation, camp, birthday parties, visits from loved ones, adventures & day trips, friends, outdoor fun, swimming, summer treats, church & lots of trips to the library. It is wonderful to have some time to renew & relax.

OUR 12th YEAR

It is hard to believe we are in our 12th year of homeschooling. Where does the time go? It seems as if I should feel like an expert by now. But that's not the case. I learn more every year & always look forward to the opportunity to grow.

This year we have made some big changes. At first I was a little cautious wondering how we would handle this. But God has been amazingly gracious. We have made many new & wonderful friends. Even with cutting back our schedule is full to overflowing with fantastic & fun opportunities & experiences.

I look forward to seeing what more God has in store for us this year and sharing it with you, our friends & family.

Summer, Here We Come!

We are winding down our school year. We've finished our co-op studies & had our last classes of the year. AWANA is almost over as well as TKD. The spring soccer season is in full swing. Soon summer will be here. Swimming, park days, field trips, VBS, popsicles, gardening, bike rides & fun with friends are things we are all looking forward to. We will be doing some fun studies over the summer as well. Some we have already begun!
As always our days are full to the brim. Many like to comment that Dave & I have our hands full. I agree. Our hands & lives are full of fun, laughter, learning & growing. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

A New School Year

School has begun! It isn't officially fall here yet but our fall activities have started. We are now back in AWANA, Wednesday night groups, Sunday school, soccer, homeschool & 2 family learning co-ops. This week we have added Taekwando to our schedule. Yes, we are busy! On top it all off I am co-leading our large, church homeschool support group. We kicked off the new school year with a picnic. It was an amazing time & lots of fun was had though the weather tried it's best to ruin it. God prevailed!

This year we have a 9th grader (How did we get to high school already?), a 6th grader, a 3rd grader and one in Kindergarten. And don't forget our little toddler!!!! As many like to comment yes, we have our hands full. Our hands are full of blessings, of life and of love. Some days bring more challenges & tough times but through it all we grow stronger & closer.

Announcement *

She is here! Safe & sound & BEAUTIFUL! We are all wrapped around her little fingers. Our little princess arrived on
April 6 at 8:06a.m. by C-section. She surprised us all by weighing only 7lbs. 9oz. We had expected her to be at least 9lbs. based on the ultrasounds. She is also 19.5 inches long. A little peanut!
As you can see from some of her hospital photos she is already learning to accessorize. Lol. The nursery nurses at the hospital stuck a pink bow in her hair. I love it!
I will not be publishing her real name on my blog due to safety reasons, (just like I have done for my older children), but if you'd like to know feel free to email me privately and I'd be happy to share.