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It is hard to believe our little guy is turning 7. He made sure we did not forget, as he has been talking about his “birthday week” for a while. We tried to explain that there is no such a thing as a birthday week, but guess what? He was almost right! We started celebrating on Tuesday, and we finished off on Sunday.

This year, once again, it was all about Star Wars. He only asked for Lego sets, which is interesting, since he still does not like to build LEGO according to directions, but lucky for him, I DO. So, it was fun for me to pick sets to recommend to family and friends. We set up everything in our bedroom, except for the huge birthday banner over the fireplace, so he could find them in the morning.

Morning came way too early. For some reason we all woke up around 4.30am…maybe there was some weird noise outside. We all got back to bed, but Keegan did not last past 5.30am, and by 5.45 we are opening the presents.

He seemed pretty happy about them, and he better be, lucky boy!

birthday morning hugs

He went to school, despite his protests, but he had fun. I met him there by 2.30pm for his birthday celebration. It was very nice. The kids got to ask him 7 questions, such as his favorite movie or toy.

The he got the little music box that plays Happy Birthday. It always seems to sound the name of the birthday kid.

He then got to make a wish and blow out the birthday candle.

His classmates presented him with a birthday card: every kid made a small drawing, and guess what was the most recurrent theme? You got it: Star Wars. Kaylee showed her usual talent, drawing an amazing Darth Vader.

Then, they asked me a few questions about Keegan’s birth day, and how he was as a baby. Finally, we got to have a special snack. It was a rainy day, so they all had snack inside. We brought caramel and vanilla gelato and fresh strawberries.

He was so happy about the celebration, he did not even mind leaving early: so many new toys to play with. When Matt got home in the evening, we set up 7 candles on the muffin he chose at the store. He made a wish (hopefully a good one) and blew them out.

The following day, there was more celebration at Italian Class. We brought mini brownies and whipped cream, and he had at least 3. I politely excuse myself from this celebration…

It was almost time for big party: the invitation were created, replies sent, and I actually had an exact count by the day before the party. Miracle!

First, though, we had to create goodie bags. It was not as easy this year, as Star Wars stuff is very expensive, but I think we did a great job. We got nice licensed bags, Star Wars pencil, finger lights, Joda or Darth Vedar rings, our traditional custom M&M’s and my favorite: a bookmark/thank you card/glowstick combo. I can’t take the credit for the idea, but I think it turned out great, if I can say so myself.

Lego mini figures photograph amazingly well! Good thing Keegan got the Cantina Lego set for his birthday, so I had access to a young Luke Skywalker figurine.

The party was on Saturday afternoon. Amazingly enough, Keegan was pretty patient and was not bouncing off the walls. After picking up the Star Wars cake we headed to…Pump It Up of course.

pre-party videogames

This year we chose to do a “glow party”: the kids’ version of a 70’s disco party. Lights are dimmed down and strobes turned on and every kid gets glow sticks and necklaces.

They even got to do games, including hide and seek, which Keegan really loves.

The staff took lots of cool pictures (for extra price, of course). It was nice to see them projected in the party room, though.

I had a good time catching up with everyone and the kids had a blast. There lots of kids (20+) this year, and adults, but fortunately we got enough, and more than enough food. The food was standard fare, but nothing too horrible. The kids had fun playing on the throne.

The cake was a big hit. We had to provide our own toppers, but the store made it look almost like the photo we provided.

Once again, Keegan loved sitting on his throne and being the center of attention.

make a wish…

Once again his eyes were bigger than his stomach. He asked for a slice the size of his own name, and he barely ate half of it.

We made it home by 6.30, and of course he immediately tore through all the presents. There were a few duplicates, but he did not care and did not want to exchange them. He also got a few gift cards, so he can finally buy something when his birthday is just a distant memory.

He was very happy about all the presents, but particularly excited about Ezra’s present: Anakin’s Star Wars Lego ship he wanted. He actually built it all by himself, practically a first!

We were not finished yet…the following day, Melissa, our neighbor and her son Kelson, stopped by to give him his present (a gift card) since they could not make it to the party. It was so nice of them…the least we could do was to offer them a piece of cake. Kelton was really happy, and the two kids played a bit.

As a final birthday-related thing, we finally flipped his bed over. He had been asking to do it for a while, but we obviously wanted to make sure he was done with pull-ups first: changing sheets in the middle of the night is never fun, but having to do it on a top bunk is hell. Since he got done with the training just before his big day, we could finally grant him his wish. Now he has his own single bunk bed, and sleeping under the little canopy is even more fun. He is very good at getting down the stairs at night with his flashlight and he feels like he has his own little private space. Plus, he now has the perfect space below for sleepovers.

With that, we finally put the words The End to the birthday celebration for another year…I was exhausted! But not time to rest yet: Christmas will be here before we know it. So, taking advantage of the weekend, I spent the rest of Sunday decoration, trimming the tree, etc.

I did enjoy seeing Keegan so happy about his birthday, especially because he seemed a little sad not to be 6 anymore (another little Peter Pan in the family?) and I am sure glad he has so many people that want to celebrate with him. I hope he feels that, beyond the mound of presents, there are so much love coming his way from everywhere!

Happy Birthday, my sweetie: may 7 be your best year yet!

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