Today was not a typical day in Belgium. Thijs turned 4 and the SUN SHINED! It was actually so hot we played w water balloons in the back yard instead of going to the park.Four little friends (Jean, Milena, Fynn, Kaylin) joined us for spiderman cupcakes and popcorn and WALAH! - we had an impromptu party.
It'll probably be the last year I can avoid throwing a real birthday party for Thijs. It was lovely -- stress-free, low budget, less mess, you name it.
But as soon as he gets invited to his first birthday party it'll all be over. He'll be asking me for the real thing, and I'll be cringing at the thought of having rough little boys tearing the house apart. Maybe a scavenger hunt in the woods would be my ticket for sanity. They'd enjoy it more anyway!
At any rate, happy birthday THIJS. How you've grown this past year!
4 comments:
Yes, I find that outdoor parties with boys are often best. They are rambunctious and love to be organized into games. I had an "obstacle course" at our last party, and gave each kid a cheap gold medal on a r-w-b ribbon who went. The kids went APE over the medals...Though no real competition was had, the boys all felt really special.
Happy Birthday again, thijsie. We have some comics to send your way asap.
Love, Laura
Oh, yeah. We also had a water spitting contest a few times and boys LOVE that!
Yes, it was something to celebrate besides Thijs's birthday - a day of sunshine! He's such a cute 4 year old! Love, Nana
those are fantastic ideas, and I love the thought of the water spitting contest! I know Thijs would love to have a peeing contest, but that might not go over too well w my ex-pat friends.
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