Jaybird's 8th birthday

The unbridled joy of childhood. Get the look on this face!

Can you guess the theme of this party? Yep, it was Legos down to the pinata but the real excitement for everyone came from the "games". Thanks to Aunt Susie we had a "crazy Chemistry" party and the kids had fun with various science experiments. This was such a hit that the parents keep telling me how the kids have been recreating them at home for their families. Better yet, Daddy played Bill Nye the Science Guy and had the boys eating out of his hands. What a hit!
They moved to the sink for a "vacuum" test but most of the fun took place at the table.

This was the real favorite. Baking Soda plus vinegar causing a CO2 explosion (not as dramatic as it sounds but they did watch their balloons fill as a result). We have done this one 3 days in a row now.

In the party aftermath, Spiderman pulled out his own Legos and Spidergirl arrived on the scene to fight crime.

Here is Jaybird with his "favorite present ever", his Mars Mission Space Station. All we hear about now is aliens, energy crystals and hyper-sleep. I would be surprised if this boy doesn't have dreams about Legos. I don't know how many times he has asembled and demolished this set but he should know it by heart already. Boys and their toys.

We actually had his party on Saturday so today, the real birthday, we all went out to lunch at Pizza Hut. Daddy met us for a surprise and since we never really go out to eat, it was a double treat. Another benefit for Jaybird is that at 8 years old, he can now legally put the booster seat days behind him. Yeah!!!