Super Hero Birthday

For Austin's 5th birthday I'd been planning a Super Hero Training Camp water party for months.  It should have been amazing.  It should have been fun.  It should have been a party to remember.

 

Instead, it poured down rain and we had to cancel all outside activities and it was mediocre. I am so disappointed. Now, Austin and all the other kids seemed to have a great time, so I should be happy, but I'm still bummed.  I wish we could have gone outside - it would have been awesome.

 

Instead, Derek and I scrambled to come up with some new activities and here's what we did.

 

To be a super hero,  one must be dressed like a super hero, so all the kids got Superman shirts, capes and masks, plus a spiderman goodie bag.

Cupcakes, Oreo truffles and juice boxes for a snack.  Nothing says Super Hero like a sugar high! 

 I thought my mantel decorations looked so good!  I might have to leave them up for awhile.

 All the cute Super Hero Cadets.

 Training to be a Super Hero.

 Aw, isn't he cute.

 We played pin the web on Spiderman.

 Went bobbing for super hero ducks (I know, there's a germ issue here, but the kids really loved it).

 Austin got some Jake and the Neverland Pirates presents - he looks so cute as a super hero pirate!

 Look who's sitting up!  It's Super Baby!

 Blowin' out the candle.

 The Super Hero Trainers.

 Cute!

 And this is as good of a family picture as we can muster after all that (mediocre) fun.

 

And, without getting mushy, I have to say that when Austin was born and they gave him to me, I said to him, "I'm so glad you're here" and I feel that way still.  He is a joy.  He is happy and sweet and thoughtful and fun and I can't imagine life or our family without him.