Jack had been anticipating his birthday, knowing presents were on the horizon! We were amazed at how many presents he got and he quickly charged through unwrapping everything. It took 3 garbage bags to pack away all the wrapping paper, bags, and boxes.
I have set a goal for myself to make the cake or cupcakes that the boys have each year for their birthday. This year Jack wanted a Toy Story themed party so I quickly found an idea online on how to recreate the little green aliens from Pizza Planet. The only thing I changed was using mini marsh mellows for the eyes instead of Mentos, way cheaper and more kid friendly. We were lucky to have found green licorice at the Dollar Tree and Aunt Gail was a master chef in preparing them for the antennae and the ears.
The outside festivities included a Buzz Lightyear pinata that had a pull-string instead of bashing it in. The little kids took turns pulling a string until finally they found the one that opened the prize door. The kids grabbed Smarties, lollipops, and a bunch of noisemakers. The backyard was soon full of very noisy children. Then Kevin offered the bigger kids an opportunity to hit the pinata with a bat. It was soon destroyed.
Jack and Abby enjoying the very noisy noise makers that were in the pinata. Each little kid also got a gift bag with funny glasses, play-doh, a bouncy ball, and stickers.
Family shot! We tried 7 shots and this was the best one. Hopefully we can get some professional shots taken this year and we can all be looking at the camera and having our eyes open.
Jack was delighted to see all of his friends and had a blast playing with his new toys. We can't believe he is 4 already!
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