Because his birthday is so close to Christmas, we try to make as big a deal about it as we can, so as not to fall into the trap of forgetting the one in recognition of the other (my grandmother can attest to the negative aspect of having your birthday so close to Christmas as hers is Dec. 27 -- Happy Belated MeeMaw!). Part of the tradition (can you have a tradition after only 6 years?) is that Samuel has a say in deciding the theme of his party. This year he made a list of about 10 different theme options. Then in a very engineering type fashion, did "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe" through the list. Whichever theme won the game 10 times first was the theme he would choose for his party. The theme this year was "Balloons". So we began the process of planning a Balloon Party.
The invitations were written on balloons, we enlisted a clown to do balloon art, we played balloon games, we ate a balloon cake and the kids took home balloon cookies, as well as "Rocket Balloons" complete with pump, in a bag with balloons on it tied with a balloon in place of a ribbon.
Thirteen children came, several from his Kindergarten class. I am excited about the relationships we are building with his friends and their families. This Trevor (from Samuel's class) and his brother Tony after Samuel opened the very cool race track they gave him.
All in all, I think the party was a success. The birthday boy had fun! What six year old doesn't have fun when he gets to open gobs of presents.
The final present came on his actual birthday. As he walked home from school, Daddy and I were outside waiting for him with his new 20" bike. For several months, he has been the only kid on the block with a 16" bike, so it was time for him to graduate to the bigger bike (is this keeping up with the Jones' or what?). :) Now that the birthday celebration was over, it was time to get ready for Christmas. That is for a later post.
5 comments:
You are SO creative! What a wonderful birthday experience for Samuel! It sounds like so much fun (and a LOT of hard work on your part.) What an awesome mom you are! I enjoyed seeing you guys this past weekend. All turned out really well! See you guys soon!
-Becky
And what about his grand parents? Did they show up at the party?
- - Pop
Ooh, what a touchy comment! I hadn't noticed but Pop was right. But we will forgive:-) I just like it that you did update. Now he needs to update ours, right?
~mom
Glad to read about the party, what fun! I hope we're still on for Sunday/Monday, I'll call tomorrow. PS-Mission accomplished on the gift suggestion(s). Love you. (And now you can see my blog from the link in my name.)
Oh goodness, the picture is on your blog comments now! I'm changing that this weekend! Live and learn. :)
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