Reece after eating cake and smashing water balloons!
So my sweet little boy is now 5 years old. We celebrated Reece with a big birthday bash - just as he wanted it. He is a friendly little guy and wanted to invite "everyone" and since this is really the first year that his little world has expanded beyond church friends we allowed him to invite school friends and neighbor friends too. We ended up with some 25 kids - it was a little crazy and very much designed for.....boys. We partied with a creepy crawly critter theme - lots of bugs, worms, snakes, frogs - the kind of things most little boys enjoy! Bugs in our food, worms in our jell-o (jell-o? yes - it is an absolute must for any Mexican birthday party), and cake and cupcakes that wanted to slither or crawl away!
"Mordida, mordida"
it is the custom for the birthday boy or girl to take a small bite of their cake...usually resulting in someone "helping out" the process - Reecer's daddy helped him take a nice big bite!
We did by-pass the traditional pinata - and had a water balloon fight instead! Judging by the number of times I was asked when we were going to throw the water balloons - I think they were a big hit! It was a nice change from the pinata too. Daddy filled up over 200 water balloons and they were gone within minutes - lots of fun!
It was a special day to celebrate one unique and awesome kid. Reece has seemed like a big boy for a long time but it is hard to believe he is already 5! I loved watching him with his friends. It is obvious to us that he has made many - he seems loved and appreciated by anyone who is around him. We sense in him a naturalness to lead and influence people. He makes us proud in so many ways. Happy 5th year Reecer - we are so proud of you and love you so much! Thank you for being such a wonderful son!
Reecer on his new birthday bike!
3 comments:
The pictures are awesome. The cake is incredible! Wish we could be around you guys all of the time. So glad Reece had a lot of kids there. He is so friendly and outgoing. He has a ministry all his own already. We are so proud of him. And proud to be his Aunt and Uncle.
Love you guys so much
Bets
Did you make all the food yourself? Very impressive. Now that's a brilliant birthday cake.
So sweet! Sweet Boy, sweet family, sweet cake (ha, ha). Looks like you had another amazing birthday celebration with all your talent and love. We love you and miss you.
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