We had a great weekend, celebrating Jaxen's 9th birthday!
It started off with Nik getting delicious donuts (they were very fresh) when he got off work.
He left a note for Jaxen and let me tell you...he was thrilled (and felt special)!
I woke up early to hang with the birthday boy and his early morning request was that we play a game together called "knife smash". We played for awhile and then Jaxen decided he wanted to help with his birthday cake.
Earlier in the week Jaxen suggested a volcano cake for his birthday treat. Thankfully, he wanted it pretty simple. I had already baked the cakes - so Jaxen went to work trimming them into a volcano and then we worked together on the icing. I was trying to make the icing look pretty (straight lines, color separated, etc.) and at one point Jaxen let me know that is not the way a real volcano looked - ha!
He basically finished it up after that. I put a few last minute touches on it.... we called it good...and left it alone until it was time to blow out the candles.
Later that morning, Jaxen opened up a few birthday presents early. Guess what he got? Root Beer and Taco Bell Mild Sauce. That right there is the way to his heart!
The boys went to a car show nearby while the girls got ready for Jaxen's party.
We agreed this would be a good year for a "messy" birthday party. And it was exactly that! Thank you to Pinterest for all the great ideas. I did have some narrowing-down to do and some thinking through the details of how some of the games might actually work...but it ended up great!
Here's a peak at the party:
Messy Twister - twister with shaving cream
Dig for Worms - gummy worms buried in whipped cream
Cheese Puff Toss - shaving cream on head / partner throws cheese puffs and tries to land them
Cheerios Face Off - a buttered face meets a plate of cheerios to see who can get the most to stick
Blind Feeding - while blindfolded, feed your partner pudding
Fill the Cup - while blindfolded, fill your partners cup with chocolate syrup
Food Fight
Water Balloons
Cake Time
Present Time
Jaxen opened presents from his friends and the theme of the day was Nerf Guns!
The party ended on the trampoline, getting hosed down by Nik!
It was a lot of fun for everyone involved - those who participated and those who watched!
Jaxen played with friends (and his new Nerf guns) the rest of the afternoon and then we ended the night with pizza, family gifts and a movie.
He got some other great gifts: gum, diving/pool toys, cowboys swag, a camera, tracing board and books - all perfect!
My boy is 9.
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