So Quin has finally reached what Bryce and I like to call "old kid" age. He is 5 (tear, tear, sob, sob)! He is officially a big kid. So to start the birthday celebrations off right we had a BBQ at Grammie and Grandpa Donaldson's house. There were presents (notice that adorable couple in the back....not Nana and Bryce....but Haylee and her new boyfriend-soon-to-be-something-more-but-we-will-talk-about-that-later-guy)
There was a cake made by yours truly (and no that is not the letter "s" on the cake- it is the number 5 artfully arranged with blueberries).
And there was a superhero. Quin's supersuit was his favorite present this year. He has been obsessed with "The Incredibles" for the last few months and has been begging for a supersuit. Well here it is in all it's glory. The Supersuit!
On Quin's actual birthday the Doty's were in town so we took a trip to Disneyland where we met Quin's favorite character....Frozone. I've got to say Frozone is probably the most quotable Disney characters. I think my favorite line of the movie, however, comes from Frozone's wife when she informs the superhero that "She is the greatest good he will ever have." I like to use this quote in my own household as well on a frequent basis.
Quin was also awarded with the official birthday ears which he now insists on wearing year-long at Disneyland. Needless to say, he still gets told "happy birthday" regularly.
So Quin has been begging for a birthday party for about a year with friends and games. This year we broke down and planned the whole she-bang. We made a little photo-back drop and had everyone take a super-hero portrait. Here are a few of my favorite pic's:
Then we had "Incredibles themed games". We made force fields (bubbles) like Violet.
We stretched like Elasti-girl for Limbo
And played "pin-the-mask on the superhero"
It was a fun day, but I have got to say I have a year to recover!
Love my 5-year-old!
