Saturday, September 12, 2009

Celebrating Jacob's 4th Birthday


Oh my goodness what a fun afternoon! Jacob invited a few friends over to celebrate his birthday with him. Our clown, aka Kelly, made balloon animals. He actually did a pretty good job considering it was his first time. We also played kid party games. We had a blast.
I had to post this picture because of the funny story that goes along with our pinata fun. The story goes like this: The kids have all had a couple of chances to whack at the pinata and it is a solid structure. The kids finally break through it with much force when my sweet neighbor informs us that the strings hanging from Spiderman are "pull strings" and each kid is supposed to grab a string; and one lucky kid has the string that actually opens the pinata. What the heck? I have never heard of such craziness! What ever happen to the good old fashioned kid games like hitting the pinata 'till all the candy flies all over the house and you are dodging them like bullets as they fly toward your face. Everything is so safe these days. I see why a lot of safety precautions are put in place, but come on. Someone tell me that they still make the "whacking" pinata!
Okay, so moving on we ate homemade Spiderman cupcakes and opened gifts. Jacob had a great time opening his presents. What kid doesn't enjoy new toys and games? He received some very fun and thoughtful gifts. Thanks to all! Look at that smile. It is very hard to capture a true smile from Jacob.
It was a very fun day. We're glad that many of our friends and family could join us. Jacob is one year older and wiser too. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! We love you son. --Love, Mom

6 comments:

manders said...

looks like Jacob had a great birthday. Can't believe he is 4 already.

Colleen said...

What a great smile. Jacob is sure a sweet little boy! When we've done pinatas we've still let the kids have a whack at them, sometimes they just won't open when the kids are too little to beat a hole in them, so after a few rounds of beating, we go for the strings.

The Siple Family said...

Okay I can see that. Great idea, Colleen!

Leslie said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! looks like it was a blast. saftey pinata?? that's funny. the best part about a pinata other then the candy is wacking it!! :)

Darci said...

I didn't know that about pinatas these days. Too funny! I'm glad Jacob had a great birthday.

CJAllred said...

Happy Birthday, Jacob! It looks like such a fun party. Great job on the animal balloons, Kelly! They look marvelous! It looks like you had a nice sunshiney day too. Jacob, you look so big, I can't believe it. See you soon.