Eli Turns 6!

Last Wednesday was Eli's birthday - I can't believe he is 6 years old. Time just doesn't stand still (unless you are in your last days of pregnancy ! Ha!). We let him plan out his entire special day: chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, fish sticks/chips/butterfinger packed for his lunch, and Incredible Pizza for dinner! It was a good day and he seemed to be on cloud 9 all day! After all, he has been counting down to this day for the last 58 days! See the calendar he made.

I absolutely love it when he tries to spell on his own. This says - Eli's calendar until his birthday - 58!

After dinner we had a mini cake and he finally got to open his presents - so excited about everything!

Friday was his much anticipated "Alphabet Adventure" Birthday Party and according to Eli, it was everything he hoped it would be! Sigh, that is just what moms love to here! His party theme was based on his favorite book Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood.
We had an Alphabet Scavenger Hunt in my parents backyard. All the kids had clipboards and they circled each letter as they found them hidden in various places. I think the kids really loved this and were totally into it. Next we played "Alphabet Soup" a game I sort of made up, but one that all ages there could play - run down and get a scoop of letters, carry it back and dump in strainer - then arrange all letters in alphabet order. They seemed to like this.

Lastly, we had birthday cake - the best part. This year Eli chose a pencil cake with letters on it. This is how the alphabets travel around in the book. I made the cake and it was actually a pretty easy one (I have this thing about making my own kids birthday cake - it's cheaper, it challenges my creativity, and I enjoy it plus I love to see what they dream up!) The cake turned out great and most importantly Eli loved it!

The party was a lot of fun and all the kids seemed to really enjoy it. We made it - now we can have a baby! I prayed that God would allow us to get through his party before our baby arrived and he totally answered! In case you are so inclined and would like to see more pictures from the party (94 to be exact) here is a link to Snapfish : Eli'sBirthday party pictures

Tara