Samuel couldn't wait for his first FRIEND birthday party this year! He kept telling us that he COULD wait for his birthday but he COULDN'T wait for his party! He carefully selected a handful of best friends to invite and began counting the days!
Samuel said he was looking forward to three things: His cake, presents and his friends coming.
Emma made name tags for everyone:
Emma made name tags for everyone:
His friends drew pictures on a mural for him as they arrived. The kids were excited to either play in the playroom or outside so they did a lot of both before and after the festivities.
When we started planning the party, I really only wanted to do one baking event for this and his birthday. We decided to have cupcakes for the party and the cake (center) could be there as well but would be saved for his birthday.
I love this picture for two reasons:
It shows how Samuel pours over his cards...
and sweet Annabelle (who Samuel is "going to marry" is patiently waiting for him to be done).
He went to bed a very happy boy that night, though he did have a little confusion about whether he was actually 7 yet-- nope.
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