Roaring into 5

We celebrated Corbin’s 5th birthday this weekend with our first friend only party (Plus all of our family…which made it like 2 adults to every child that got dropped off.  Needless to say to worked out well.)

I made a gluten free dinosaur cake and some nongluten free cupcakes.  The dinosaur was supposed to be red, but it turned out pink.  I just could not get it to go red and then I ran out of food coloring.  So, I showed Corbin he was ok with it and we went with it. 

First on the party agenda, “arts and crafts”, The kids had bags to decorate, a dinosaur sticker scene, and coloring sheets.

Then they took their bags out for a dinosaur egg hunt….

and they were off!

After that we all headed in to sing Corbin happy birthday.

While the cake and ice cream were being served and set at the kid’s places at the table I read a few birthday dinosaur books.  What’s a party without books…says no one but a librarian

Then we ate our treats and Corbin opened presents.  He had some great expressions and was really excited over every present!

My favorite was his excitement over what was in the purple bag.  Can you guess what it is? 

You probably should just stop guessing because I don’t think it’s a typical gift that would make a 5 year old giddy and scream in delight.

It was a digital clock for his room.  Yup, he loves to know the time and have a plan.  What can I say, he is my child.

Finally, the party ended up with the kids running around and playing outside.  The game I had planned with balloons did not work because it was too windy, so we had a little extra free time.  But the kids did so well playing together.

The kids started sitting on this little wall and it made a great picture.  Unfortunately, some of the kiddos had already left, so they aren’t all there.  In the future I’m going to try and remember this spot to get everyone in a shot.

Happy 5th birthday my little dinosaur!  We love you forever and always.