Landon turns 6!

On Saturday Landon turned 6 years old.  Wow, my baby is 6!  Where did the time go?!

To celebrate we had a surf party with some of his friends...
I have to admit I was really excited about the surfing theme.  I may have gotten a bit carried away with the sweets...
(the "sand" is brown sugar...don't worry I didn't put the kid's food in real sand)

In years past I have planned a party for Landon and his friends with all sorts of fun activities.  Then the day arrives and it is 5000 degrees outside and when I try to get the kids to do the activities they stand and stare at me like I am a crazy person while sweat trickles down their red faces, their hair stuck to their foreheads.  So this year I decided a water party was the way to go.  The only "non-water" activity I had for them was painting surfboards.  
The boys got really involved in painting their boards...

Then it was time for the squirt gun fight!  I think they had fun...
(one of the boys had me in his sights and I was about to be very wet)

Chris got in on the action and the boys started chanting, "Get the dad!!!"Chris had no time to reload his own squirt gun between shots.  The boys were relentless!  I think it is safe to say that he won't need to clean his ears out any time soon.

But "the dad" got his revenge...
When it was time for cupcakes Landon broke out the shy smile that reveals that he is having fun but isn't quite sure about everyone staring and singing to him.

The boys loved our "beach" and the tsunami (or as one of Landon's friends told his mom "the sand thing with the salami.  A salami, you know, a big wave.")
Papa and Emay got Landon a slip n' slide for his birthday and the kids wasted no time putting it into use...
Some of the boys were pretty daring as they did flips and slid on their knees...
"The dad" even showed them how it's done...

The party was a blast and Landon had a great time.  I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he is six years old.  My babies are growing up way too fast for me.  I am so thankful for them and the amazing kids they are turning out to be.