Birthday Party

Today we had a small birthday party for Alex with a few of his friends. Other than some very minor skirmishes, which are to be expected, the kids played great together and had lots of fun. Well done, kiddos! We've known all of these kids since they were infants, and it's so fun to watch them grow up. It's such a great group of families, and we are glad that everyone was able to come celebrate with us. (Almost everyone, as Alex's buddy Owen was out of town.)

Alex had so much fun, and it was a bit difficult to get him to take a nap today because he was so excited. Here are a few pics so you can share in the party too!

The Tinkertoys were a huge hit with the kids and the dads. Shortly after this pictures was taken the dads were all building too.



We had an inside picnic for lunch.



Alex has been talking about candles and cake all week (even before he knew he was having a party). He said his favorite part of the party was blowing out the candles.

The robot-themed goodies were a big hit. Part of the difficulty in getting Alex to nap was that he didn't want the lights off because he wanted to see his robots.