6 Years Old!!!

Getting ready for Gabriel's party on Saturday, July 13, we blew up balloons. Gabriel decided to draw on two of them: a cat and a knight (with an awesome helmet and lots of muscles). You can see his new punching bag there in the background, thank you Grandma and Grandpa McMillan. Poor Ephraim tried to imitate his brother and popped two balloons with a pen before giving up.

 Ultimate relaxing!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Gunn for the blocks that light up. And notice the bug catcher around Ephraim's neck. That's his new thing. He caught a rolly-polly bug and was so happy to have a friend, even when it "fell asleep" the next day.

The Big Day finally arrived. His classmate down the street got the flu so they couldn't make it. But he had Everett and Hailey there to make the day fun. Here is Megahn picking some of our delicious blackberries.

Bounce house!! Gabriel said he really wanted a bounce house this year. Worth every penny!! We got the smallest one (a castle!) and it fit perfectly in our backyard. They delivered it the night before the party so Gabriel and Ephraim spent at least 45 minutes testing it out. "Best Day Ever!!" was frequently spoken by Gabriel.

 Here are Uncle John and Meghan and Everett and Ephraim bouncing together.

Best friend Hailey and Gabriel having some birthday lunch:

 Relaxing with Heather after the party.

Ephraim's side eyes, playing with the new Star Wars tie fighter Lego set.

And life goes on. We played Star Wars in the backyard the other day. Even mom gets to wear funny hats (thank you for making me a storm trooper, Ephraim).

Gabriel asked to draw on the play table, and when I said No, he came up with the idea of taping down pieces of paper. So proud of him for putting his clever brain to good use. There was a river, a road, trees, and a Chinese restaurant (because this was a ninja village, after all).