Tuesday, February 28, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAKE!

On the Saturday previous to Jake's fifth birthday, we threw him a Cars 2 Party. On his actual birthday, we celebrated as a family! 
Decorations:
The Cozy Cone Motel-Popcorn in Cone-Shaped Paper
Luigi's Tires-Donuts Stacked
Sarge's Surplus Hut-Goody Bags
Ramone's Body Art Shop-Face Painting
Luigi's Tire Toss-Bean Bag Toss into Tires
Outdoor Activities: Obstacle Course with Cardboard Cars
Red Light, Green Light
Plasma Car Races
During Party: We ate food that would be found at a race: hot dogs, chips, water, popcorn, donuts...

More Decorations.





...On Jake's birthday, we celebrated by going to Game World.




We have a tradition where we pass a paper labeled "You Are Special", and write what we love about that child. Here is what was written about Jake:
I love you smile. -Mom
He makes me laugh. -Hailey
Easy to get along with. -Dad
He lets me play cars with him. -Amber
Good at including others. -Mom
I love Jacob's willingness to be happy. -Hailey
Goofy boy. -Dad
Best at playing. -Amber
He cuddles a lot. -Mom
Fun Laugh. -Dad
Contagious Smile. -Mom
He tries to be like Jesus. -Hailey

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