Foto Friday--Party Time

Hyrum's fifth birthday party--the pictures speak for themselves.

  I couldn't get him to sit still long enough to take his picture. . .

 . . . until I suggested he shake a few presents and guess what was inside.

 Of course Evie had to get in a few pictures--she was the only one who liked to wear the birthday hat.

 We played a few games, and I would recommend this game again and again.  I tied two donut gems to a string, suspended them from the tree and told the kids there was only one rule and one goal.  Rule:  no hands.  Goal:  eat the donuts.

 This kept them laughing and occupied for almost 15 minutes.

 And got them covered in powdered sugar as well.

 After ten minutes to trying and laughing, we used hands to finish them off.

  He asked for a cake with marshmallows and every color frosting.  Not my best work, but he liked it.

 And of course, what is an AZ birthday without a pinata?

 One round with blindfolds and one without, then Lily's friend smashed "Godzilla" to bits.

 The one thing Hyrum really wanted for his birthday he got--a magnifying glass. So now he searches for bugs and magnifies everything whenever he gets the chance.

When I tucked him into bed that night, he said, "My birthday was like Caillou said, the best day ever!"

I'm so glad.  You're only five once.

Happy weekend, friends.  I'm going to spend it nestled in with my family watching General Conference.  It's one of my favorite weekends of the year.