Henry's 5th Birthday

I cannot believe this little boy is 5!

Five is a big deal birthday for me.  Seems soooo much bigger than four.  It's a good thing Henry's not going to Kindergarten this year because I would be a puddle on the floor in need of a mop.  He is our crazy, fun loving, sweet, kind, energetic, excited about everything, sensitive big brother who adores his little sisters.  He is a great example for them....most of the time!  

With so many little sisters, Henry has yet to have little Legos in the house.  He loves his Duplos though, so we thought it fitting to have a Lego birthday party.  And that we did.  

Henry was very excited about this party, for the first time really, and talked about it for about a month before hand.  He made these Lego streamers almost all by himself as a project while the little girls napped.  And he painted the little Lego jars that held a few Legos for each kid.  And Dad got to get out the big bin of Legos and play a little bit too.  

 Anticipation :)

 lighting the Lego cupcakes

 We made little chocolate Lego minifigures out of a mold we had.  It was my first experience making chocolate, and it went alright, getting better as we went along.  

 Lego Duplos holding the candles....these guys would eventually be on the cupcakes, but were on the silverware holder to begin with.  

Henry did get some little Legos to play with for his birthday, along with some good guidelines about when and where he can play with them.  He's done a really good job of making sure they stay up high so sisters don't find them.  I might be kicking myself later for introducing this choking hazard, but so far so good.  

Watch out world, we have a FIVE year old in our family!