On July 27th Payton turned 4 years old!!
He is getting SO big, and learning so much!
He is such a funny guy, and is ALWAYS making us laugh!
He LOVES anything that goes...cars, trucks, trains, airplanes.
He LOVES books, puzzles and games.
And the TV and IPad. of course.
He adores his daddy, and would spend all day every day by his side.
He is a very good big brother, and helps me out a ton.
He is growing up so fast!
I love this not so little guy.
He had his 4 year well check up and weighed 42 lbs(96th percentile), and was in the 99th percentile for height. He wears size 5-6, and is often mistaken for being older because he's so tall.
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| Devry went and bought Payton's Favorite - Donuts For his Birthday Breakfast |
This year for his Birthday, we had a "friend" party for the first time. (We usually have a family party, and invite a few close friends). He requested a "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" theme. I love planning parties, so of course I had a blast planning it! He had 12 friends come to his party, and it was a lot of fun! Here are tons of pictures showing what we did at the party.
When the kids arrived, they each got to open their little treasure chest. Inside was a bandana, eye patch, sword, compass and the girls got pixie dust. They had so much fun putting everything on and pretending to be pirates.
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| Payton with most of the kids who came to the party. |
After all the kids had their pirate gear on, we went on a treasure hunt. They had little pirate maps telling them where to go and what to do.
First, we actually did "bowling at buccaneers bluff"... but I didn't take any pictures.
Next we Fed Tick Tock crock at Crocodile Creek.
Then We walked the plank at pirates plunge.
After that we dug for buried treasure at Shipwreck Beach
And Finally we found our final treasure and Neverland Island... A treasure chest piñata!
The kids each had turns hitting the pinata.
And were rewarded with lots of Gold doubloons!
After our treasure hunt, we had planned on playing on our water slide for the next hour or so. The weather was overcast, and a bit chilly, but all the kids (and parents) voted we still play on it for a while. Some of them lasted over half hour, but all of them were shivering by the time we were done. They played downstairs for a bit while we finished making dinner.
For Dinner we had hamburgers and hotdogs, salads, fruit, and jello.
We decorated with a banner that I made, balloons and table cloth, with matching plates and napkins.
After we finished eating, it was time for Cake!
I may have slightly gotten carried away with the cake. I made a "bucky" cake (the ships name on the show). I made the cake the night before, and decorated it that morning. It took me a bit of time, but it turned out better then I imagined it would!
Payton loved the cake!
So did the twins...
After Cake and Ice cream Payton opened his presents. He was so spoiled by all his friends, and received such thoughtful gifts!
It was a fun day! We enjoyed planning and having the party, and were grateful for the kids (and parents) who came to celebrate with us!
We Love this little man SO much, and enjoyed celebrating with him on his big day!
