Glenn and Evan celebrated their birthdays on Saturday. In his seven years of life, Evan has never had a true birthday party. You might think we are neglectful parents because of it, but this is what the world typically looks like here on February 1:
That was our front yard on Saturday, and it is weather like this that makes hosting a birthday party a little less enticing. No running around in the backyard for us! But, we decided that it was time to officially celebrate our little boy, so throw a party we did!
Evan chose an “Around the World” theme for the party. We had a lot of fun planning and preparing. The boys arrived to a welcome sign:
Once all the boys arrived, we had them load onto the “airplane” upstairs, which was actually just nursery chairs from church lined up. I handed out passports and luggage to all the boys, which they kept with them to get stamps and souvenirs at every stop. Once they were buckled up, the pilot came over the loud speaker (Glenn had rigged up a Bluetooth speaker system somehow) and announced our destination.
First we went to China. They got off the plane, put a stamp in their passports, and headed down to the kitchen. Glenn taught the boys to write a few Chinese characters, then they learned how to use chopsticks. We gave them each a pile of popcorn and a bowl and told them whatever they could get in the bowl using the chopsticks, they could eat. It was funny to watch Shea, whose family is from Taiwan, eat circles around the rest of kids. Our boys actually did pretty well though!
This is so classic Evan- he can’t concentrate without his tongue sticking out!
We got back on the plain and our captain announced that we were headed next to England where the boys played “Pass the Parcel.”
Our next stop was Australia where we played “Skippyroo Kangaroo.” It’s a game they apparently play in Australia where Skippyroo is in the middle and has to guess who tapped his should based on the “hunter’s” voice. It was funny to watch the boys try to disguise their voices.
After Australia was South Africa. They boys created lion masks. They were actually a lot more into this than I thought they would be!
Our final destination was Mexico, and of course we had to do a piñata out in the garage. The pictures don’t show the space heater trying to warm it up since it was snowing and freezing outside! Despite our best efforts, the boys still ran inside afterward with cold feet!
Despite the boys’ best efforts, the piñata eventually just fell to the floor without breaking open and Glenn had to pour the candy down upon them.
Once we arrived back in the United States, it was time for Evan to open his presents.
We finished up with a globe cake and some ice cream.
Despite the bad weather, I think the indoor party ended up being a lot of fun! I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less with a SEVEN year old as cute as this!
Happy Birthday, Evan! It was fun to have your friends over on a snowy afternoon, and we hope you felt well-celebrated!
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