March 10, 2011
Sammy is 6 years old!!!! To celebrate he got a Pillow Pet (it's a pillow and a pet). New Super Mario Bros and Wii Play, glove and hat set for next winter (he's crazy about gloves), and a king-size Twix bar. Grandma & Papa Hardy sent him some money and Grandma & Ladd got him Lego Star Wars for the Wii and a DS game. I think Sammy pretty much scored for his birthday and he hasn't even had his party yet.
Fast forward to March 12, 2011
Sammy started off the day with a soccer game. Yeah!!!
This is his face after he scored an awesome goal!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
The Cake
My friend Antonia made this amazing dinosaur cake for Sammy's birthday. Can you believe it?!?! Everything is edible but the dinosaurs and the little plastic bones around "Happy B-day Sammy."
The Guests
Trey, Brian, Luke, Austin S., Denali, Zach, Austin, Sammy, Kade
As each boy came in they got a brown bag, which they wrote their name on and decorated. This bag was for all the stuff they found on the dinosaur hunt.
Beforehand, Tommy and Austin set up seven dinosaurs around the backyard. On the dinosaur hunt we would tell the kids to find a "T-Rex." When they found it, there would be a prize and/or activity and then Austin would give some information about that particular dinosaur.
Dinosaur #1 - Iguanodon. The prize - Dinosaur lollipop.
Dinosaur #2 - Allosaurus. The prize - Dinosaur scratch ornaments.
Dinosaur #3 - Triceratops - Dinosaur masks
Dinosaur #4 - Tyrannosaurus Rex. The prize - Dino Dig (96 little dinosaur were hidden in our sandbox).
After this we took a short break to have some shaved ice.
Kade - "Yummy!" I think these were the hit of the party. The kids loved them.
Dinosaur #5 - Tyrannosaurus Rex II. The prize - dinosaur tattoos.
Dinosaur #6 - Brontosaurus. The prize - Pinata.
Sammy knocked an arm off with his first whack. This pinata was a bust because it broke after 3 kids...good thing there was TONS of candy inside.
Dinosaur #7 - Ankylosaurus. The prize - Pin the tail on the dinosaur. The point of this activity was to take us back inside the house.
After the games and activities, Sammy got to open the presents. Boy, did he get some cool stuff - some money, an air hog, a Nerf gun, a Star Wars Lego kit, a motorcycle thingy, and a Wii game (Super Mario Sports).
Cake Time
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear Sammy.
Happy birthday to you!
Six Things I Love About Sammy
(these are in no particular order and please know i could fill a book with things I love about Sammy)
1. Every morning when I get home from exercising he greets me with the biggest smile, and then he lets me hug and kiss him.
2. He really, really trys to do what is right.
3. He is very kind (my gentle giant).
4. His big blue eyes that light up when he receives a compliment, accomplishes a difficult task, completes homework, reads a book).
5. He is very grateful for even the small and simple things.
6. He makes hilarious comments all the time.
WE LOVE YOU SAMMY!!!!!!!!!!
