Five Years Old!

So there's this boy.  He lives in our home. We can't really call him "little" anymore.  He'll always be our baby, but he's not a baby anymore.  Our joy boy.  His name is Noah and he just turned five. FIVE?!?!  HOW can this be?  HOW can we get time to slow down just a bit?

So Noah, our joy boy, has been obsessed with everything Star Wars and Legos this past year.  Such big boy stuff.  So we threw a party for him and his friends today fit for the Star Wars lover.  He was beaming. Hardly stopped smiling.  Shook with excitement practically the whole day.  And he deserved every bit of it. He's an exceptional young man.

He had his "friend party" (as we like to call it) at The Home Depot this afternoon - and what a fabulous place to have a birthday party, too! We had made masks for the kids to wear upon arrival - they were a big hit!

Then, they each got an apron with their name on it and went right to work on the TWO crafts that were set up on the table for them.

We also passed out some snacks and "yoda soda" to keep all the kids fueled during their labor.  ;)  After that, it was time for presents!  You've never seen so many kids rush the birthday kid with their gift, practically shoving their gift in his face with excitement.  Noah hardly had any breathing room and we were lucky to get any decent pictures! BUT.... he was almost trembling with excitement with the opening of each gift, so it was totally worth it.  :)

After that, (cookie) cake and ice cream!  Since he's not a huge fan of cake, we did cookie cakes this year. They were quite tasty and the kids (and parents!) seemed to thoroughly enjoy something a little different!

After all the fun and excitement was over and it was time for everyone to go home, Noah passed out goodie bags to everyone who came (that included Star Wars Pez, Star Wars fruit snacks and Star Wars candies), as well as lightsabers.  Oh the chaos that ensued after passing out the lightsabers.  lol.  We were glad we passed those out at the very end.  ;)

 

We can't even describe the fun time that he had.  This party seems to have been his best one yet!  :)

After his friend party, we headed home for his "family party" so we could celebrate with just his family and spend time with just them. At his request, we had Jimmie John's sandwiches and all of his favorites sides for supper - topped off with some of the cutest cookies ever!

Happy FIFTH birthday, sweet boy. We love you so.