Saturday, July 23, 2016

Adam is 7





I tried to talk Adam into staying 6 or maybe aging backwards to 5. Although two 5 year olds might not be the easiest. His birthday fell on a Sunday and despite my best efforts Adam is now 7.  We had our typical decorations and Happy Birthday breakfast with an extra friend Ryan here. Dad and Ryan's dad were hiking in the woods, but Adam still had a great birthday. We had lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings and then we went to the 3M picnic and there were lots of rides with our friends Nate and Josh.



Adam's birthday is so close to the 4th of July that I struggle planning a birthday party for him in a timely manner. This year he instead of wanting to invite everyone and their brother Adam decided he just wanted his friend Nate and his brother to come (along with my parents and brother Henry). He watched Hook recently (my favorite Robin Williams movie) and decided on a Peter Pan/ Hook theme. With only having one family over it was pretty simple party to plan that we literally threw together in a couple days.
The party was hosted at "Neverland". Pirate swords, sling shots, tinker bell and a pirate ship pinata and pretend food cake, plus snacks and pizza rounded out the party.
The pinata was so cool looking we almost didn't want to break it open. Okay no the boys love hitting the pinata and so did Gretchen!
We made the boys walk to plank! And then of course it ended up being sword plank fights and the plank had to go away. 
So they changed into swim suits and had a water balloon fight! And that "as seen on TV" balloon filler is worth every penny.
Adam we love you and enjoy watching you grow up and mature. Happy 7th Birthday!