Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Owen and Legos. . . . a Match Made in Heaven

Owen had his 6th birthday a few days before Christmas. I know. . . a bummer of a birthday. And we haven't exactly been the primo parents when it comes to making a big deal out of birthdays (I'm not the party plannin' type. . . especially when they fall two days before Christmas. . . I mean, c'mon folks). So, this year we decided to put on a big birthday bash for him and 9 of his buddies after the holidays were way past being over.

Since the boy can spend hours putting together Lego sets with--just a ballpark estimate--around 9,500,042 pieces in them, we thought that might make a great theme. A big shout goes out to my friend, Heidi, and her permission to steal some of her ideas. And to Bakerella (whom I've never met) for her cake pop recipe that we tweaked to look like Legos. Okay, okay. . . . it was Rich that made them. He should've been a baker in another life, because the guy has a serious eye for detail. Bakerfella, anyone? Just look how cute these are:

The goodie bags:

A Guessing Jar:'Don't Eat Pete' (you know, that Lego named Pete) and Lego Bingo (both Heidi's contributions):
Relay races and Lego building contests:
Oh, and the all-important mellow down activity of coloring Lego pictures:

We had a bounce house in our bedroom, too (yep, our bedroom). The kids loved that--in fact, so much so that the noise level prevented me from going in there and snapping a picture.

Owen sure is lucky to have such cool friends. And maybe six years from now we will be up for another big bash. . . hee, hee--just kidding, Owen. Kind of.

6 comments:

Heidi said...

Soooo fun! Just wish we could have been there :(. And a big WOW to Rich. Those cake pops look amazing!

Heather said...

I keep wondering about how the lego pops turned out. Magnificently, of course! Nice work! I feel bad I've not called yet to hear all the details about the big party! Looks like it was a success!

R and R said...

Adorable lego pops! I am very impressed! It looked like a great 'boy' party!

Heidi said...

Tell Owen that I'm sorry his b-day is in December! I can realate! All that matters is that you did something even if it was late! Whate a great mom you are!

Becky said...

What a cute idea! I love theme parties. I bet Owen just loved it.

Cassie and Chad said...

OK you ARE mom of the year! What a great party, so cute!!! I love the theme too. Hey I got a new camera for Christmas maybe you could teach me how to use it. (Nikon D3000) Help!