September 13th, Hunter turned SIX!!! We just had his 6 year old doctor appt today, and he passed with flying colors. He is a string bean! 40th percentile in height and 10th percentile in weight. Dr. Brack said, "the perfect body for an extremely physically active kid!" And that is just what he is...extremely physically active kid! We had a backyard bash for his birthday which is right up his alley!
We invited his friends from school and a few of his "original" friends from his baby years. Along with cousins and our street friends! It was a great group of kids, and Hunter was over the moon excited. We had it on a Friday after school. Hunter got off the school bus and sprinted home. He was dying to see his party ready to go! I had at least 1000 water balloons, slip and slide, water guns, water/soap on the trampoline for sword fights, tug-a-war, sprinkler ball, and Finding Nemo/Dory decorations everywhere! We recently saw the movie, and he loved it!
The tug-a-war was the biggest hit of the party! Boys vs. girls. It was SO much fun to watch. We played it for a long time! The adults even participated, haha! It was an old fashioned party with outdoor, simple fun. The kids had a blast. I even turned cleaning up into a game. Each kid got a bag, and the one that picked up the most broken water balloons won a prize. The kids scattered and cleaned every single balloon! Hunter was smiling ear to ear the entire party! He spent a lot of his time on the trampoline having sword fights. They were slipping around with the soap and laughing so hard!
Good ole cousin Ally made the cupcakes again. She came over the day before, and we made them all together. Such a sweet memory. Ally decorated them all on her own with fish and bubbles! Kids had blue teeth for hours! Hunter is continuing to grow into an independent, strong willed, joyful, outgoing, eager to learn kind of kid. His teacher texted me the other day about how proud I should be of him because he is so well behaved, thoughtful, and an amazing reader. Music to a mothers ears. I am so proud of my sweet SIX year old!
Pizza, beer, and plenty of entertainment for the adults too. Mimi and the grandpa's enjoyed the party! I heard a lot of laughs as they watched our backyard get taken over with chaos! Simple party, yet so memorable and FUN! Fun for all. I enjoyed it so much. Happy Birthday Hunter. You are the best big brother and such a great role model for your siblings. You are my bud. You are reliable, consistent, full of joy, tough, silly, resilient, smart, creative, witty and so much more! You LOVE the outdoors, you keep me on my toes, you challenge me in the best way possible as you continue to grow and learn. I am so happy to grow with you! I LOVE YOU!
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