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Birthday Wrap-Up

Posted in Uncategorized on September 23rd, 2008 by jwadley – Be the first to comment

Max’s 6th birthday party was Saturday, and it was a huge success.  For a six-year-old at least. The adults were rather uncomfortable because our air conditioning didn’t really come through with a cold house, but since we’ve been keeping it at 80 degrees, and probably didn’t start lowering it soon enough, and since we had a LOT of people in the house, and since we opened the blinds in our living room to let in the lovely hot sun, we shouldn’t blame the AC.  I don’t want to AC to take anything personally and decide to punish us.  I love you AC.

The party theme was robots.  We made robot costumes, built robots out of Legos, ate a robot cake, gave out robot keychain favors, and played pin the button on Super Mario (what?)  What’s Mario got to do with the robot theme, you ask?  Well, I guess Max would have to answer that question, but somehow it all worked.
It was a madhouse, as usual, but all of the kids seemed to have fun, and all of our friends and family were creative and generous in their gift-giving.  On the invitation, we explained that we have lots of toys already, and that Max didn’t expect gifts, but if guests wish to give them, we would love recycled/handmade/re-gifted items.  We were amazed at the variety and creativity Max’s friends displayed!  
He received hand-drawn pictures and sculpted clay pieces, including a very cute drawing of himself and a friend as pirates walking the plank and saying “R”.  He got an awesome crocheted robot, a handmade beaded necklace with the cutest fishy beads, a homemade toolbox complete with a wrench glued to the top and rocks and sage inside.  More beautiful artwork in cards and signs, some fantastic books and games, a couple of remote-controlled vehicles, the movie Robots and his very own headlamp.   Then there was Mario.  
Have I mentioned the Mario obsession?  I need to post some photos of the evidence, but suffice it to say that the boy is on Mario time all the time.  So, we clearly had winners with the three Super Mario brothers t-shirts he received, and the two Mario DVDs.  Boy, am I grateful for the blessing of magical mother’s patience.  We’ve watched the DVDs three times already.  They are… (annoying!) awesome!  :)
Mommy and Daddy even got gifts, though they weren’t meant for us.  :)  The Lego book was read cover-to-cover by Daddy after the party, with lots of sighs and exclamations about moving to Sweden.  Mommy, meanwhile, can’t stop playing with the Harry Potter Twenty Questions (that thing is amazing – it hasn’t missed one, and I’ve come up with some pretty insignificant items!) And Emma keeps stealing Max’s RC Jeep to give her little dollies a ride. (Note to self: Emma needs a big vehicle.)
A good time was had by all!