A Ninja Birthday Party for Our Buddy!

How is he 6? There just aren't enough words to describe how much joy and happiness Caden brings to our family. He is definitely our peacemaker, our helper, and our little buddy. We just love him so much and wish he wasn't growing up so fast. 

Caden's actual birthday was during Spring break this year and he was out of school the whole week,  so I told him he could pick what we did that day. He chose to go get a drink at Fizz and then have a picnic at the park. 

We played there for a few hours then went home and he chose to watch quiet time. When Daddy got home from work Caden got to open a few presents.

He got some superhero books

And the Fire Mech that he had been wanting for so long!

Then he got to choose where we went to dinner that night. He picked Red Robin... YUM!

Then, just a few days later we had his Ninja Birthday party. We got Ninja balloons and set out all the many Ninja Legos Caden has.

The morning was his friend party. He invited Stephen and Johnny from the neighborhood and Sauske and Jackson from his school, and of course, his best friend/cousin, Camden.

First we played freeze Ninja upstairs. We turned on music and all the boys showed us their Ninja moves and when the music stopped, they had to freeze. This was probably my favorite part of the party because the boys were showing off some adorable skills!

Then we had a Ninja scavenger hunt. It was pretty wild and hectic, but they all had fun running all over our house looking for their surprises.

After the scavenger hunt it was time for presents. Caden got a lot of ninja legos and toys for outside.

Caden blew out 6 candles on his birthday donuts

After his friend party we had just a few hours to get ready for Caden's family party. Isn't his cake so cute? It has all the ninjas on motorcycles.

Caden sat at the table with all the grown ups for dinner and didn't stop talking the entire time. He told everyone about the different ninjas and what their powers are.

More presents! Caden got spoiled with a lot of clothes, more Ninja Legos, and toys.

We sang Happy Birthday to him and I couldn't help but chuckle as he stood there just soaking it all in and loving every moment.

Since Caden is the 6th generation of William Evans in our family (William Erastus, William Oscar, William Reid, William Craig, William Tyler, and William Caden) and since Caden is celebrating his 6th birthday, Aunt Karen got them all shirts with their cooresponding number for the family party. She also made him a book that goes over all of the William Evanses.  Caden is so lucky to have such a great relationship with his dad, grandpa, and great grandpa!

Then we had Caden's requested pinata and ate some cake.

It was a busy day, but I think Caden had a blast. Oh, Caden, I just don't know how to tell you how much we love you! You have always been the sweetest and most thoughtful boy. I have really loved watching you try your hardest in school and soccer, and your hard work has really paid off this year. You are getting so good at reading your sight words and work so hard on your homework every night. You did so well in soccer this last fall and I can't wait for your games to start again in a few weeks because I know how much you look forward to your games. I love that you love Ninja Legos so much and can play for hours building things. Even though you tease your sisters, I love how you watch out for them and how you love to play with Brynnli when you get home from school. You are such a hard worker and love to work on a project or work outside with daddy. But I think most of all, I love how you will snuggle with me, or just come running up to me to give me a hug and a kiss. We just can't express enough how much we love you and how much you make our family better.  Happy 6th Birthday Buddy!

I love to see how their answers to their birthday questions change from year to year. Here's Caden's answers at 6 years old: 

1. What is your favorite color? "So many choices, but mostly I like red."

2. What is your favorite toy? "Hmmm... Ninja Legos!"

3. What is your favorite food? "Pizza"

4. What is your favorite show? "Ninjago Ninjas"

5. What do you like to eat for lunch? "Strawberries"

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? "A baseball shirt"

7. What is your favorite game? "My favorite game is Candy Land"

8. What is your favorite song? "Hmmm...We have our Carson, Colton, Makayla" (The Land Song)

9. What is your favorite book? "Ready Freddy"

10. Who is your best friend? "Camden"

11. Where is your favorite place to go? "Bees Game"

12. What do you want to be when you grow up? "I wanna be a builder"

13. What is your favorite thing about Makayla? "That she always is so nice and creative"

14. What is your favorite thing about Brynnli?  "She always just is so nice and sometimes I like to be nice to her."

15. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? "Build the Thomas Train thing with him"

16. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? "Help you make lunch or dinner or breakfast"

Hoppin' Into Easter

Another fun Easter in the books... blog book that is!

This Easter was full of traditions. We colored Easter eggs. Tyler made a Donald Trump egg that was pretty hilarious. 

 I went for the classic M and M eggs.

And the kids made all sorts of fun eggs. Brynnli cracked most of hers. 

 We made the kids pose in the traditional spot and then sent them to bed hoping the Easter Bunny would come hide their baskets and leave some surprises.  They all got new jammies from mom and dad to wear to bed

 In the morning they woke up bright and early to find their hidden baskets. Brynn found her's first. It was behind the chair in mom and dad's room.

 She got an outfit, a bubble wand, and candy.

 Caden found his basket next. His was behind the table in the piano room. He got a ninjago toy, an out fit and candy.

 Makayla's was the trickiest basket to find. It took us what seemed like forever to find her basket which was in the tree downstairs.

 She got an outfit, a skip-it, and candy.

 I made them pose in their traditional spots and make them look like they really do like each other.

 Then it was off to Grandma Terry and Grandpa Craig's house. Here's all the cousins!

 We waited outside while the adults hid all the goodies.

Every year I say this, but this hunt is so crazy because of the amount of stuff everybody gets. We leave every year with at least 4-5 grocery bags full of goodies, toys, and gifts.

 After the fun hunt there we headed over to my parent's house for another dinner and Easter egg hunt. Brynn was pretty tired and slept right through dinner.

 She woke  up in time for the hunt with the boys.

 Brynn's favorite person is Grandma Kathy. When she's around, Brynn doesn't want to have anything to do with anyone else.

 The kids ran around the house in record time to pick up all 200 eggs my mom and dad had filled with money and candy.

 Then it was off to count their money. This year Grandpa surprised everyone and they all got the golden egg with $10.

What a fun Easter! I just love this time of year!