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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Forrest's 8th Birthday
For Forrest's eighth birthday we hosted a sleepover...
We had a laser maze made of bright green yarn strung with bells and stretched between chairs. The goal was to climb over or under the yarn without touching it so the bells didn't ring.
Of course, there was cake and ice cream. Forrest wanted an Exo-Force theme cake, and we were going crazy trying to figure out how to do it. None of the bakeries had any Exo-Force designs in their theme books, and they wouldn't copy a picture because of copyright law. Forrest finally came up with a brilliant idea: we made cupcakes and each one had a different Exo-Force symbol. He even decorated 4 of the cupcakes himself.
A lot of time at the party was spent putting together Forrest's new Bionicle and Exo-Force Lego sets. Then they played with them. Amazingly, there was a minimum of fighting.
Two boys stayed the whole night. The kids did finally sleep - at about 12:30 - but they were up and eager for pancakes the next morning at 6! Four days later, we're still recovering.
We opened family presents over several days. Now Forrest has lots of books to read and toys to build with.
We had a laser maze made of bright green yarn strung with bells and stretched between chairs. The goal was to climb over or under the yarn without touching it so the bells didn't ring.
Of course, there was cake and ice cream. Forrest wanted an Exo-Force theme cake, and we were going crazy trying to figure out how to do it. None of the bakeries had any Exo-Force designs in their theme books, and they wouldn't copy a picture because of copyright law. Forrest finally came up with a brilliant idea: we made cupcakes and each one had a different Exo-Force symbol. He even decorated 4 of the cupcakes himself.
A lot of time at the party was spent putting together Forrest's new Bionicle and Exo-Force Lego sets. Then they played with them. Amazingly, there was a minimum of fighting.Two boys stayed the whole night. The kids did finally sleep - at about 12:30 - but they were up and eager for pancakes the next morning at 6! Four days later, we're still recovering.
We opened family presents over several days. Now Forrest has lots of books to read and toys to build with.
Winter and Early Spring Aught Eight
Nana and Grandpa Rich visit.
Forrest and Andrew nap together.
Andrew's grandparents, Bill and Barb, visit.
Forrest and Andrew nap together.
Andrew's grandparents, Bill and Barb, visit.
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