On September 1st Reister turned 5 years old! Wow! But we celebrated early with his party on August 20th because my parents were visiting and we wanted them to be a part of the party. For months, Reister had been looking forward to having a "Transformer Party". I'm not super good at planning a themed party, apart from buying some party supplies and making a cake that go with the theme. It gets way too overwhelming way too fast. He agreed to have it at the pool so that relieved me of too much planning as far as games/activities go. Plus, everyone loves a good pool party, right!? We limited the party to 3 families to keep it simple. Reister was super excited to celebrate with 3 of his buddies and their siblings.
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| Kids of 4 families (excluding one 2 year old who wasn't in the pic) |
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| Reister and his buddy Micah - who is already 6 years old! |
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| Brothers |
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| Reister with LiLi and Poppo (my parents) |
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| Mason and Momma |
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| Lighting the candles |
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| Blowing them out |
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| The happy birthday boy with buddy Jacob at his side |
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| The Transformer cake featuring Optimus Prime and Bumblebee - toppers, pan and food coloring to make the icing are thanks to my Mom who brought them across the ocean in her suitcase! |
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| Opening presents - would you believe every present was a transformer of some kind? That seriously made Reister happy |
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| More transformer presents |
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| Sweet handmade cards from friends |
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| Reister with Luke (far right) who is almost 6, and his little brother Jace who is 2 |
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| Family Picture - Look at that 8 month prego belly! |
It was a fun party with good friends. We love Reister Laing Webb! He is such a joy to have in our family. He is smart, funny, energetic, bold, loving, and loves God and desires to understand Him and the world He made more every day! Thanks be to God for giving us this amazing little boy who is growing up WAY too fast!
