And finally the big day arrived. The day our first baby turns 5!
Cupcakes were baked and presents were wrapped. Now we just have to wait for Mister to wake up... last year when we woke him up with cupcakes and singing we were told in a cross voice: "Mom and Dad, I'm still sleeping!" So, this time we wait :)
And so the man of the hour arises, with a big smile on his face, informing me that he is five now! And so he is!
Happy birthday Jethro!! Our incredible, amazing, courageous, sporty boy! We love you so much, as much as to the moon and back! We love you more than ice cream with sprinkles, with a fireball! You are our super duper super hero! And we are so proud to be your mommy and daddy!
So, cupcakes were eaten, presents unwrapped. Jethro stumbled upon his gift in my cupboard a couple of days prior, so the surprise was lacking but he still enjoyed playing with his new Lego and built a magnificent little car! He even received a badge that said: "I am 5!"
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| Jethro unwrapping his pressie from Dad, Mom and Micah |
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| Yes, you are 5! |
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| Getting a bit of help from cousin Logan |
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| Micah did not care about the presents |
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| Micah still did not care about the presents |
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| Jethro with all the cool bath products from Ouma and Oupa |
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| Jethro enjoying his musical card from Ouma and Oupa |
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| Give me High 5! |
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| Yay, Mommy's got Lego to play with! |
Later we went to Spur. The boys had a great time playing on the climbing equipment and video games, eating food, eating ice cream, etc. Jethro even had all the Spur waiters sing Happy birthday to him! He was chuffed :)
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| We all had fun |
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| Logan playing Spider man |
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| Jethro NOT playing Spider Man |
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| Micah showing off his skills |
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| Zain showing off his skills |
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| We have a monkey in the house |
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| Ice cream time! |
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| Happy Birthday from Spur! |
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| A cuddle for aunty Marjoh |
Back at home, uncle Peter and aunty Anita came over for a quick birthday wish and of course a pressie. A Batman suite! He was very chuffed :)
The next day the boys asked to go to the toy shop. Jethro received some money for his birthday and bought a remote control speed boat with money from aunty Marjoh and a bow and arrows with money from aunty Hettie.
The boys were so excited to try the boat, so, off we went to Rietvlei Nature Reserve, but the waves were too big and the wind too windy. So, we gave up trying and skipped some stones instead. We even saw a very curious crab, checking us out.
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| Amazing little guys |
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| What can I say?? |
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| The action starts |
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| Enough time to smile for the camera |
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| The good life |
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| with Little |
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| Looking for another spot |
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| We'll join this birdie |
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| Micah the explorer |
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| Skip them stones |
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| Sisterly love |
The next day and it's the BIG Superhero Camping Party. A theme chosen by Mister himself. This was after all the preparation by parents and aunt. (Thank you Marjoh, for all your help! This year was a breeze compared to others and the only difference was that you were here! So, thank you very much! You are amazing!)
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| Our expert Pass the Parcel wrapper flown in all the way from Louis Trichardt |
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| Our impressive local sellotape cutter |
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| We almost needed a hammer and a chisel to get this cake out! |
Everyone was in high spirits! The mommy's prepared the food and added the finishing touches, whilst the boys cleaned the garden furniture, set up the tent and made a fire.
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| Yummy snacks |
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| Marjoh even made these cute tablecloths out of serviettes! |
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| The boys collected stones for the tablecloths. |
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| Micah supervised and checked that all was in order |
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| Washing the garden furniture with Daddy |
During all this excitement, Jethro spotted a little chameleon up in a tree! Oh my word! I think the whole neighbourhood knew that he had found a chameleon. We made better acqaintance with the little fellow and once we were all introduced and the photo session was over, he was released back into the wild! And guess what? Yes, Jetho was super chuffed :)
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| Hello Mr Chameleon |
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| Go roar like a... Chameleon?! |
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| Jethro and Mr Chameleon |
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| Logan and Mr Chameleon |
Time to get those superhero outfits on! We do not want to loose our secret identity.
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| Superman and Batman |
And so the guests arrive. First superhero to arrive was Miss Ladybug (aka Cupid). There were a couple of Spidermans, Batmans, Supermans, a ninja, a pirate, a santa, a villain, we even had our very own blanket man (aka Mexicano). Well done superheroes, you are all a pretty cool bunch.
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| Introducing Blanket Man |
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| Miss Ladybug |
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| Spiderman Zain |
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| Another Batman |
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| Even Father Christmas made an appearance |
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| Spidergirl Malise |
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| Spiderman Julian |
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| Watch out! The Villain is coming! |
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| The two superman's comparing capes |
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| Arr me Matey! |
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| It's a Ninja |
So, Tony grilled some viennas on the open fire and everyone tucked into some flame-grilled hot dogs! Yum!
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| Munch time |
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| Zain loving his hot dog |
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| Micah thinking about it |
After main course, it was time for dessert, but it's not that easy. The kids had to work for it! Hence the Nature Hunt! Each kid received a paper with different items on. They had to collect all of these nature items in a bag and once they presented these to me, they were able to claim their party pack. Huge motivation = Huge success! The kids had fun looking around and collecting the items. They even had more fun collecting those party packs.
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| The prize |
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| The front of the prize |
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| Instructions - concentrate! |
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| On your marks, get set... |
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| GO! |
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| Finding all the treasures! |
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| Working together! |
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| A little bit of help from Mom |
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| Tony handing out the prizes |
And with chewing mouths stilled, we moved on to our next party game. Pass the parcel. (I have to thank Marjoh once again, as she wrapped 14 gifts! Imagine that! Thank you Marjoh! You are the best!) Each layer contained a small gift, so no one left empty handed. The main prize was taken by little Zain!
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| Say cheese! |
The fun continues... Everyone got a nice long skewer and marshmellows were braaied and sizzled and smored! Yum, Yum, Yum!
Onto the main event, the cake and singing to our birthday boy! Jethro had a whole lot of help blowing out that bonfire.
Cake eaten, moving on! Jethro asked if he could open his pressies and as there was still some time left, I granted his request. He loved all the pressies!
So, hotdogs eaten, marshmellows braaied, games played, cake eaten, the guests started taking their leave. Thank you all for being part of Jethro's important day! We love you all!
And that was it! Or was it?
No, another treat is on the cards. Jethro gets to sleep in the tent with Daddy. Apparently when Tony woke up in the morning, Jethro was staring at him with a big smile on his face and asked if they could tell stories out of their heads. And so they did.
And that is the end to our birthday boy's 5th birthday adventures. Oh and he is now, 1.16 metres tall :)
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| One of my three superheroes |
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| Another one of my superheroes |
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