We had Travis' Big, Big, Firetruck Birthday Party today! I am not sure if I am emphasized enough just how long we have been talking/preparing/planning for this party, so the best part for me is that it's over! I know, that's such a mom thing to say. This is just turning out to be a very busy month for us and being able to check off one thing helps ease the stress level and the general craziness.
Travis got some really wonderful gifts. He is finally getting more into crafts and drawing/painting so he received lots of paints, paper, markers, and other fun art supplies. My mom made him some art smocks for Christmas so he was all ready to dive into his new endeavor. I love this one set of paints that doesn't require a cup of water to rinse out the brush (for obvious reasons!) It has been great so Justin doesn't make a mess when he tries to help. Sorry for the eyes closed, but it was the best picture besides that so...
And this was Travis bestest gift EVER! He has been wearing it every day since his party. He gets very disturbed when it's cold outside and I require that he wear a real coat on top of his fire coat. Then no one can see it, you understand. He has a badge and a fire extinguisher that shoots REAL water and the best part, a horn with a siren that sounds like a real fire truck! It's so great! It has a sliding switch that turns it on so you don't even have to hold it to keep the sound going. And the reflectors are just like a real fire jacket. My favorite part is that it is washable. We've had to do that already.
And Me-Me and Pop went out of their way to take the fire truck theme to the next level. They got a fire truck card, a fire truck picture frame, they are the givers of the fire costume, AND when they couldn't find a fire truck gift bag....they MADE one! They got stick-on letters and drew lines to ensure proper placement of each letter and even downloaded a picture of a fire truck from the internet. I think I need to frame it!
Justin even had a playmate at the party. Our friends have a son born 3 days before Justin and the two boys played ball in the kitchen for quite a while. Carter threw the ball and Justin cackled and crawled after it. Carter laughed and Justin threw it back to him. Too funny! They had several balls going at the same time. I loved watching it.
We spent the morning getting ready for the day: Randy took care of outside, I took care of inside, and Nana (my mom) took care of errands. It worked well. Justin enjoyed watching daddy use the blower to clean off the patio. He sat like this the whole time Randy was in view!
Of course, Travis' party was all about fire trucks. My cousin is a fireman in Scottsdale AZ, so he hooked us up with hats and sticker fire fighter badges for all the kids (and some grown ups!) And then we started with the pinata! He said that was his favorite part. We let all the kids take a turn hitting and then Travis broke it after we took his blindfold off.
Travis got some really wonderful gifts. He is finally getting more into crafts and drawing/painting so he received lots of paints, paper, markers, and other fun art supplies. My mom made him some art smocks for Christmas so he was all ready to dive into his new endeavor. I love this one set of paints that doesn't require a cup of water to rinse out the brush (for obvious reasons!) It has been great so Justin doesn't make a mess when he tries to help. Sorry for the eyes closed, but it was the best picture besides that so...
And this was Travis bestest gift EVER! He has been wearing it every day since his party. He gets very disturbed when it's cold outside and I require that he wear a real coat on top of his fire coat. Then no one can see it, you understand. He has a badge and a fire extinguisher that shoots REAL water and the best part, a horn with a siren that sounds like a real fire truck! It's so great! It has a sliding switch that turns it on so you don't even have to hold it to keep the sound going. And the reflectors are just like a real fire jacket. My favorite part is that it is washable. We've had to do that already.
And Me-Me and Pop went out of their way to take the fire truck theme to the next level. They got a fire truck card, a fire truck picture frame, they are the givers of the fire costume, AND when they couldn't find a fire truck gift bag....they MADE one! They got stick-on letters and drew lines to ensure proper placement of each letter and even downloaded a picture of a fire truck from the internet. I think I need to frame it!
Justin even had a playmate at the party. Our friends have a son born 3 days before Justin and the two boys played ball in the kitchen for quite a while. Carter threw the ball and Justin cackled and crawled after it. Carter laughed and Justin threw it back to him. Too funny! They had several balls going at the same time. I loved watching it.
And of course we had to have cake. It's just not a party without cake. And we found the perfect fire truck cake for Travis. Four candles blown out and now our boy is four. He is becoming a boy, not a little boy anymore. He is so much fun and a perfect delight. Always full of opinions and ideas. I can't even express how proud I am to be Travis' mother. His smile is infectious and his enthusiasm is contagious. It was a great party with lots of kids and lots of fun!
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