Sam is 6!

We had a great birthday party for Sam.  He decided to have a Polar Express Christmas Party.  And anyone who knows me knows you just have to give me a theme and off I go...

so we made some really cute tickets and delivered them to all of the family.  

We then of course had to have the tracks come to our house/station so that everyone could get here! :)

Sam was very particular about his birthday shirt and loved how it turned out, except for the fact that he informed me that the Polar Express has a lot more train cars then I made.  I informed him, that he would have to be a lot "rounder" for me to fit more train cars on his shirt! :)

We had fun making the North Pole on his cake.  Thankfully there is no shortage of trains around here for us to choose from.

We made some little individual cakes for everyone to take home as party favors with a bell on them. 

We had fun transforming our eating nook into a festive "dinning car."

Our elf, Peter Pan, must have liked it too, because we found him hanging out for the party.

We of course had to have a hot chocolate bar with all the flavors and mix-ins we could think of.  It was a hit and the kids loved having free reign and loading their drinks with whatever they wanted.

We picked some Little Caesar's Pizza up the night before as per request of Sam and had a fun pizza party dinner.

Then it was on to games.  We had "Roll-a-Snowman", "Don't Eat Pete", "Bingo", and "Pin the Nose on Rudolf."  They games were all a big hit and we all had fun.

Then it was on to roasting marshmallows by our new fireplace.  Leave it to Mark to do something like this! :)

After some amazing "Happy Birthday" singing it was on to what Sam had been waiting for all day...presents!!!

 

As he exclaimed himself, he got "exactly what he's always wanted!" 

 As soon as those Legos were opened it seemed that everyone at the party disappeared because all he could think about was building them. 

He did take a break to thank everyone for coming and say good-bye.

 And that was when Chloe finally got what she had been waiting for all day...her cupcake! :)

 We actually ended up doing cake and ice cream by ourselves later that night.  It was really nice to be able to just have us singing and eating together after a house full of family.

We had such a great day and I know that Sam loved it, which is what it is all about.  I love going all out for my kids on their birthdays and letting them know how special they are and how much we love them.  They are our world after all!

 

 

Sam at 6:

 

Loves:

School, Saturdays :), Lazy Days

Trains, Legos, Video Games



Mc Donald's Nuggets, Nachos, Pink Drink, Fruit Punch
Being Tickled, Racing, Being Teased, Quoting "Charlie Brown"

Doesn't Like:
Eating Anything Healthy or Trying New Foods
When Little Kids Break his Legos
Sitting Through Church