Saturday, December 5, 2015

Lego Chima Party


We had SO much fun celebrating Matthew with his friends today!! This was his year to have a party, and he wanted a Lego Chima party. Even tho the plan was for it to be smaller, we ended up expecting TEN 5 and 6 year olds at our house. I have to be honest, I was a bit anxious about that, but it turned out to be simple and fun and just perfect for my big six year old and his buddies.

The decorated dining room
Thank you Etsy for the customized stickers to put on the plates!
For his party, Matthew wanted to build Chima racers called Speedorz and race them with his friends. Here is all 10 of the speedorz ready to go.

 
Doug scrubbed and cleaned the garage and turned it into a Speedorz Arena for the boys to race their bikes. Better than in the house! :)

Ready to party!
Waiting for his friends...












The kids enjoyed building their speedorz and hanging out together!
These two...  Evelyn and her friend Ellie were so helpful with the boys and made sure they were doing okay with their legos. All without being asked. They did sneak away to Evelyn's room while the boys played in the garage.. they probably needed a break...haha!


The boys ready to race! Oh my goodness did they have fun... we just let them play however they wanted and they all had a blast!
The girls couldn't stay away for long! :)











He was so blessed by his friends who brought some awesome gifts!
He saw this silly toy in a catalog and my mom got it for him. He was SO excited!
He loves his grandma and grandpa!
I asked Mattew a while back if he wanted cake or cupcakes. He though about it for a bit then said he wanted cupcakes.. with blue frostind and a peppermint oreo on top! He was so excited to eat this simple treat!
Being sang to...
This face... gosh I love him!

These three have know each other since birth. I am so thankful for life long friends for our boy!

My introverted birthday boy was SO tired from his fun day! I think he was asleep before 7pm and slept for 12 hours! Thankful for a fun day to celebrate him and for him to see just how much he is loved!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Matthew is SIX!


Today we celebrate one of the best things in our lives... our sweet Matthew Donald! Six years ago today he came into the world happy and hungry... and not a whole lot has changed since..haha!!

He was adamant that he was going to wake up early to start the celebration.. and sure enough, he was up before 6! He was ready to open presents and excited for his day. He wasn't too thrilled when I told him he needed to wait until his dad and sister were awake..haha! Soon they were awake and he FINALLY got to open his gifts!



Super excited about his new spy gear from his sister

He was over the moon excited to get the "shield" bike helmet he was wanted for a long time!
Trying out his new spy glasses.. super cool!

The "cinnamon rolls on your birthday" tradition continues..

Make a wish...

We had AWANA tonight. Even tho it was his birthday, he still wanted to go, bless his heart. Instead of going out to a nice place for dinner, we went to Burgerville, where he delighted in their chocolate peppermint milkshake.

They are SO good!!

My sweet boy. There truly aren't enough words to let you know how much you mean to me! Your smile lights up a room and you thoughtful caring heart is evident to all. My prayer for you, son, is that this year you will grow in confidence and know that you are perfect just the way you are. That you will be deeply rooted in the knowledge that you are God's child and no one can take that from you. That you will grow more into who the Lord wants you to be. And that you will find joy all around you... and know that YOU bring joy to so many. 

We love you, Matthew... and are so thankful God gave you to us! Happy Birthday, son!