Finn’s 6th Birthday

Finn’s birthday celebration lasted three days this year due to our mini-celebration at woodworking class, then Saturday where he and Ezra got to build the Lego he’d received, and finally Sunday with his official party. Before I get to the party, I want to share a couple of photos from the morning of his birthday. He’d been dying to open the present from the Becks that had arrived a few days earlier and finally it was time!

Can't ... wait ... any ... longer

He needed a little help to get it open.

A little help

Before they even took a look inside the box, both boys were completely entertained by the musical card.

Super entertaining card from the Becks

This is what we heard over and over again for the next few days.

At school he got a “birthday shower” and notes from his friends about what they wish for him. It’s a really cute tradition and Finn couldn’t wait. After school was woodworking (see previous post) and then on to the weekend. On Saturday, he got the chance to open the presents from us and then the boys spent loads of time building the Legos Finn had received.

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Sunday was the big party day, so Bruce spent his time organizing supplies for lava lamp and CHI orb making …

How to make a CHI orb

… and I did another round of cupcake baking. I decided to get a little fancy with the frosting this time.

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The party activities were a hit. Everyone made a CHI orb necklace.

CHI orb making

And many, many lava lamps.

Lava lamp making

And they ran around like crazy people, battling.

Battle

Finn and friends

Aiden

When it was cupcake time, they assembled on the patio pretty quickly.

Then they gobbled up the cupcakes before heading out to play again.

Cupcakes

Boys

They got a little nutty in the back experimenting with the leftover Alka-Seltzer, making things explode. No big surprise who was at the center of it all. [Ezra.]

Gang o' ruffians

Chaos

Finally the party wound down and the house was quiet again. There may have been a few more cupcakes consumed that afternoon.

Happy 6th Birthday, Finn!

6 years old!

(Of course, I took more pictures. The rest are here.)