Beckett's Ninja Turtle Bash

  Five whole years have gone by since this little guy came into our lives (2 months early!), and he's kept us on our toes ever since.  His spunk, sweetness, and passion for life are all the things we love about our B.  He's wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Party for months now, so we pulled one together and it really was a good time...and he had fun, which is all that matters really!

For his preschool birthday celebration, he wanted Ninja Turtle cupcakes, so I did my best to deliver.  After what I thought would be a little work and ended up being a little more, I finished them up:)  The next day, wouldn't you know it, Beck ate his cupcake and left the super cute, labor intensive part on his plate.  "I don't like that frosting!" Bah!  So, I may need to find ways to use good ole, Beckett approved buttercream frosting in a better way.  Ah, well.  Most of the other kids liked it just fine. Funny kid.

For his friend party, Beck invited all of his best buddies and cousins and we played games like the Mutant Slime Relay, Pin the Mask on Leo (Beck's fave TMNT), the Stack the Sewer Lids (aka Oreo) contest, and a Pinata.  Beckett reeaaaallly wanted a pinata, and was the one reason we had a party at home instead of at Chuck E. Cheese like his brother did this year.  I told him if we did it there, I wasn't doing a pinata, and that was the deal breaker for him.  There had to be a pinata!!

We had the kids make their own pizzas, which was, I think one of the best parts.  The kids loved eating pizzas of their very own creation. Corey and I even wore green in support of our favorite mean, green turtles;) The cake was a big Leonardo, which, if you look closely, is only partly fondant and was easily peeled off the top to reveal plain old buttercream frosting, in honor of Beckett's new frosting preferences.

I was so glad he had a good time at the party, especially since he wasn't feeling well on his actual birth date.  What a great day for a really amazing, smart and funny little boy.  We sure do love you buddy, even though we wished you'd stop growing so fast.