mayer's birthday

my little peanut turned 6 last week and i'm still adjusting to it all. mayer starts asking when his birthday is as soon as the weather starts getting cooler. after halloween, it's all i hear about. every year for the last 5 years, we have had a party. this year since we were going to be in the states until the beginning of december, i just didn't want to have to rush around after we got back and throw something together. so back at the beginning of november i had a brilliant idea and i gave mayer his options. we could either 1) have a party OR 2) we would get a babysitter for grayson and mayer could spend the whole day with just mommy and daddy and we would go out and do whatever mayer wanted to do. he instantly picked option #2 or what is now know as the day of mayer.

troy and mayer on the day of mayer

so the saturday before his actual birthday was the day of mayer. and what did that involve? well...first up was bowling. mayer is actually getting really good and is starting to figure out how to line up the ball with the pins. of course troy won. next on the agenda was the movie arthur christmas. cute movie complete with sour patch kids. next was supposed to be sushi for dinner but i couldn't find a restaurant that was open early enough, then it was dinner at ikea but the thought of ikea on a saturday night did not have either one of the bigger people very excited but at the last minute someone decided he rather have taco bell. and last was a trip to the store to get his friend a birthday present and to also play at the huge playplace.

on his actual birthday (dec 12) mayer took star war cupcakes to school for all of his buddies. and when he got home there were presents and decorations waiting for him. his friend justin came over for a little playdate...can you still call it a playdate when they are 6? after that troy got home from work and it was present time from all the family. and then it was time for cake. i debated whether or not to post a picture but it's not horrible and mayer knew instantly who it was supposed to be. my little man is starting to get into star wars and is all about darth vader. and all he asked for was a darth vader cake...if he only knew what fear looked like on his mother's face.

that's a whole lot of the dark side sitting on those cupcakes.
 behind them is mayer's list for his day of mayer

an awesome gift from uncle jeff and aunt amy and lena

my attempt at a darth vader cake. the foil stuck to the black icing.
mayer's favorite part - the light sabers.

it is hard to believe my peanut is 6 and it's a little crazy to watch him become the person he's becoming. he is a very funny, sweet, energetic, smart, and sensitive little man. grayson fell the other day and busted his lip and mayer was crying. troy is a little freaked that mayer will be 7 next year...my thoughts - let's get through 6 first. happy birthday mayer!



this video is for grandma and grandpa. it's mayer opening their gift. by far one of the best toys. it comes apart and makes a million different vehicles and boats. and both boys have been playing with it.