Thomas’ Birthday Party

We had a small get together with some of Thomas’ neighborhood buddies on Friday night.  When all the kiddos arrived they were excited and quickly started picking up the “fire fighter” theme.  They were fighting fires inside and out and we decided it would be a good time to start our first game.  The game was a Pinterest idea for a burning building beanbag toss and it was a hit. While some of the boys played the game the others were happily digging in the sand box.  Then the pizza arrived and we got ready for dinner and the big finale of cake.  Again I tried to construct a fondant cake and found this year and the humidity to be a particular challenge.  It was not my best cake, but it was a valiant effort, and Thomas loved it, which is all that counts! This year while we all sang “Happy Birtlhday” to him he grinned from ear to ear.  He was so excited and Mike and I could tell that he really “got it” this year.  He happily blew out his candles at the end of the song and then it was time to dig in.  The fondant usually peels right off, this year it was a goopy mess, blah!  Once the boys and Elin had their sugar fixes it was time for some more fun outside and then a final game, cup knock down, before people started to head home.  It was also a lot of fun to have Grandpa and Grandma McConachie here for the party.  Grandma and I spent the week crafting and getting ready which was so helpful. 

Here’s a video of everyone singing happy birthday to Thomas.  Cannot say how much joy it brought Mike and I to watch him smile and enjoy his party!