Thursday, August 15, 2013

One Whole Hand!

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!

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