We had Nate's birthday party on Sunday, the day before his actual birthday.
CAUTION: Lots of pictures ahead!
I started preparing a few days early (Friday), with cupcake baking and LEGO Man decorations. Nate had specifically requested LEGO cupcakes with "that LEGO candy on top." He also requested white vanilla cupcakes. I figured even I couldn't mess up cupcakes...
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| Photos of the preparations |
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| Nate, helping decorate the cupcakes. |
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| Looks kind of like a Crayola factory exploded. |
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| This little guy was the main decoration. |
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| LEGO Man "garland" (without ribbon) |
For Nate's actual party, I didn't go to too much effort (really!). We scheduled it for two hours, and let the kids dictate what we did. Nate had invited seven friends (two girls), and five were able to come. It was just about the perfect size party.
We did have a "pin the head on the LEGO man" game.
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| Bella and Nile were closest. |
Then, we played a LEGO Building contest. I basically gave them a tub of bricks and let them build, then each kid won a prize for their creation. Prizes included: Tallest Structure, Craziest Creation, Most White Bricks, etc.
After about 40 minutes of playing, the kids were ready for cupcakes and ice cream.
Novak had his later, after he woke up from his nap. Incredibly, he slept through most of the party (and associated noise and chaos).
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| I like frosting... |
All in all, Nate had a pretty good birthday party. I am happy that it was simple and easy, and low stress. And I loved having it at home, it was a bit more work but it was also nice to have everyone come to us.
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| Birthday Boy. Is it true he's eight? |
