6 Years!

I have now been a parent for six years! Oh wait, this post is supposed to be about the birthday girl.

ESTHER IS SIX! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG GIRL!

Esther's birthday was a bit more reasonable than last year - which sort of reminded us of "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday."

To celebrate this special day Esther picked out her favorite cereal from the hoard in the basement - Fruity Pebbles. She opened presents and watched movies. We took a trip to the library for a little fun, and each child was able to pick 2 videos rather than the regular allotted 1. FedEx brought a package while we were gone, and everyone was excited to see what was inside. Thanks Grammy and Grandpa!

After some mac and cheese, the afternoon brought some more R&R and a little bit of prep before the party. The best part was that Cameron got off EARLY! And even though he was on call that night, he only received one page during Esther's party.

And speaking of party - here is what Esther came up with - which the rest of us thought was a great idea!

Esther's Birthday Carnival

First a maze.

Next the dart and balloon game.

Knocking over the "milk"peanut butter bottles with a "base"tennisball.

Dress the Clown.

And Balloon animals.

Okay, so these are pictures of the party guests hitting balloons around before we started. I forgot to take pics of the actual balloon animals.

And it all wrapped up nicely with presents, pizza, and cake.

Afterward Esther was super excited to stay up all the way to 8:00pm, a full half hour past her previous bedtime.

Esther says "THANKS" for all the presents, cards, phone calls, and well wishes!

PS - Esther designed her new birthday skirt all by herself using scraps and this easy pattern. She even helped a little with putting it together.