Cowboy Up, Max is 6

Today we celebrated Max's 6th birthday, complete with a cowboy-themed birthday party. We did a couple of craft projects, coloring a little cowboy coloring book and decorating a paper bag cowboy vest. For games, we played "Snake in the Boot," which consisted of standing on the coffee table and tossing rubber snakes into cowboy boots. This was a big hit. In fact, Max & Ben played this most of yesterday afternoon also. We also played "Pin the Badge on Max," (Pin the Tail on the Donkey) where the kids stuck sheriff's stars on an enlarged, laminated picture of Max dressed up like a cowboy. Lots of giggles! We also "Roped the Pony" by chucking a hula hoop over a rocking horse. We had a cowboy boot pinata, a cowboy story, a double horseshoe cake and root beer floats. It was a very fun afternoon and now I think we're in for some early bedtimes! I'll yippee-kay-ay to that! Andrew even cowboyed up by growing a cowboy 'stache this week. Here's Maxwell this morning, playing with his new marble run. He played with it for hours, telling me it was "the best present ever!" Of course, once he opened his gifts from his friends, those were some pretty cool gifts too.

Happy 6th birthday, big boy!!