Harrison's 6th Birthday

Last picture as a five year old

On Tuesday, the middle mini turned 6 years old. He got to spend the day with all of his friends at daycare playing his favorite games, eating his favorite foods, and watching his choice of movie in the afternoon.

Muffins for breakfast, cake mid-morning, Ramen noodles for lunch (Harrison's favorite), and Chinese food for dinner from his favorite restaurant.

Lots of coloring and lots of snuggling with mom. They watched the Minion Movie in the afternoon, built Lego's, danced to music, and ate popsicles for a treat.

As soon as daycare kids left, he was ready to open presents! He was most excited about his new iPod and had them in all night. He had the volume turned up much too high and shouted "what!?!!?" every time we asked him a question.

After dinner, grandma's and grandpa's came over. Big H quickly opened his gifts then asked us "are anymore grandma's coming over for me?" Ha! That's one way to get more goodies!

Give a kid an iPod and he instantly looks older.

Weekend Planner

What We're Doing:

• Celebrating Max's birthday at the zoo
• Brunch at Americana (Max's choice)
• Lots of family time! We'll be celebrating my grandpa's 80th birthday and all of the family will be there to celebrate

Other Things To Do:

• If you haven't seen Finding Dory do it! It's adorable and great for the whole family
• Have some sprinkler fun! We tried out a Sprinkler Day a couple of years ago. Younger kids may not particularly enjoy sprinklers, but older kids seem to love them. Our favorite sprinkler is the Little Tikes Ball. The big kids recently mastered jumping over the ball as it sprayed them
• Take a walk or a hike and catch butterflies. My kids have spent a good majority of their summer so far catching fireflies, ladybugs, and butterflies
• Visit the closest National Park near you. It's the 100th Anniversary of the National Parks (in case you haven't heard). National Parks have been all the talk among my kids since seeing an IMAX on the subject. Great hiking and history in the Parks

Things To Do In Des Moines:

• Adventure Bay. Another hot weekend calls for a fun water park
• The Des Moines Arts Festival. By far my favorite festival in Des Moines each year
• Head to Gilroy's patio for a family lunch or dinner or go for a date night. Hubs and I tried it out last Friday night and found quite a few families dining on the patio. Seems like a great way to end the week!
• The new splash pad opened at Ashworth/Greenwood Park