and... look who's 6!

Right after Brooklyn's birthday quickly follows Ethan's.  It can sometimes get a little crazy that week and this year was no different as I overbooked myself with my 10-year Interior Design class reunion scheduled at our home the Saturday following (we set the date months ago and I didn't think that through very well) and a large family photo shoot on the Friday before.

None-the-less, Ethan's special day was nice!  We actually didn't celebrate it on his birthday on the 31st but a few days later on Thursday August 2nd.   We planned for a Spiderman cake and did a lot of internet looking for the right colors and the right cake and the cake below was born.  We actually made our own Spiderman out of fondant and it just wasn't working that great and Briggs was so cute because he kept saying, "I love it mom, you did such a nice job on that Spiderman!" and the perfectionist in me just had to let it go!  They are kids and they just love that you made it with them!  At least that is what I tell myself :)

 This is Ethan in the Spiderman stance

  And jumping off the table like Spiderman

Making the cake with the kids!

 

For his birthday we had Cory's parents over and had KFC chicken, we were originally going to go to Rigby lake and picnic and let the kids play but the lovely Idaho wind had other ideas and we ended up going to Riot Zone and let the kids do the go-karts and the bounce houses.  We ate dinner and did cake and presents and then headed off to play.  Ethan got a great Michael Jackson Wii dance game and he was so excited!  He even got a sparkly glove (he's actually got some pretty good little Michael Jackson moves).  He also got a reversible spiderman costume (red/black) with spray webbing.

 At Riot Zone

 He is one handsome little boy!

 Sterling's "cheese" smile!  Sooooo stinkin' cute!

 

 Me and Brooklyn braving the wind!

 The kids were so cute on the go-karts

 It was Brooklyn's first time to be old enough to do the go-karts and you see the guy in the yellow... he was her shadow as she constantly was getting stuck, turned around etc. and he had to bail her out.  It was so stinking cute!  While the boys went another time we encouraged her to try something else and she did.  She loved the little space ship!

 Sterling watching the kids and I'm sure screeching because he wanted to be in there with them!

Grandma and Grandpa in the background!

 

 Daddy giving kisses!

Despite all the wind it was a really fun night!