His school doesn't allow treats to be brought into the classroom for birthdays so at the last minute I decided to make him a birthday badge to make him feel a little extra special.
I literally spent all day attempting to make a pirate cake for my little man. Of course Ethan was thrilled which means that it resembled what I was shooting for just enough. This is pretty much the only picture I have of said cake. Yeah. It was that pathetic. So just FYI, if you're going to make a marshmallow fondant make sure to use fresh/new marshmallows and not whatever you have left over.
So the day was seriously crazy! As soon as Trent got home we sang to Ethan and let him blow out the candles and then I had to run out the door to a meeting. By the time I got home it was nearly 9 o'clock and Ethan was still waiting patiently to have a piece of his cake. He was so sweet and polite when he asked for some and I just had to laugh as he pretty much inhaled it!!
Ethan really wanted to have friends over for his birthday so we planned a little get together for Saturday. Wouldn't have happened without my friend/neighbor Jill.
When all the kids arrived we pulled out the costume box and found a pirate costume piece for everyone.
Jill works at a preschool and had some leftover foam monster hat kits for the kids to make.
And yes, you counted correctly, I mis-counted and put 6 candles on his cupcake. We made sure to remove one before he blew them out. The little pirate toppers are actually stickers.
Monster hats were a hit.
Then we headed outside to play pirates and make a giant treasure map!!
The kids worked on their map nearly the last half hour of the party. Kids didn't want to leave when mom's started coming so we figured that meant the party was a hit.
We had pretty simple activities but Ethan really enjoyed his first ever friend birthday party. Hard to believe he's already 5. He's such a good kid and an amazing little helper.
WE LOVE YOU ETHAN BOY!!!!
