Adam turned seven yesterday.
On Friday, Zach and I (Oma tagged along too) delivered treats to Adam's first grade class. In case you didn't know, Adam's favorite color is orange, so for the second year in a row, we've made sugar cookies with orange frosting. We always top them with sprinkles. The class sang Happy Birthday, and Zach made himself at home, pulling up a chair by Adam's desk. Zach already knew four children in Adam's class (two boys from soccer, one boy from basketball and one girl who lives in our neighborhood).
Saturday, the boys woke up early (6:10 am) and were excited to get on with the day. Grammy and Grandpa drove down from Kansas City and once Oma, Papa and Grandma Agnes arrived, we sat down for Adam's special birthday lunch. He chose to go through the Wendy's drive-thru, and those who didn't want hamburgers, french fries and chicken nuggets made turkey and ham sandwiches.
Then came the most exciting part: opening presents. Adam received the game Battleship, a subscription to National Geographic Kids, money, MythBusters science kit, a remote control car and a Lego tow truck (you didn't think there would NOT be any Lego's, did you?). Then cake and ice cream. Adam chose white cake, white frosting topped with orange and blue sprinkles. We also served a choice of vanilla ice cream, or rainbow sherbet.
On Friday, Zach and I (Oma tagged along too) delivered treats to Adam's first grade class. In case you didn't know, Adam's favorite color is orange, so for the second year in a row, we've made sugar cookies with orange frosting. We always top them with sprinkles. The class sang Happy Birthday, and Zach made himself at home, pulling up a chair by Adam's desk. Zach already knew four children in Adam's class (two boys from soccer, one boy from basketball and one girl who lives in our neighborhood).
Saturday, the boys woke up early (6:10 am) and were excited to get on with the day. Grammy and Grandpa drove down from Kansas City and once Oma, Papa and Grandma Agnes arrived, we sat down for Adam's special birthday lunch. He chose to go through the Wendy's drive-thru, and those who didn't want hamburgers, french fries and chicken nuggets made turkey and ham sandwiches.
Then came the most exciting part: opening presents. Adam received the game Battleship, a subscription to National Geographic Kids, money, MythBusters science kit, a remote control car and a Lego tow truck (you didn't think there would NOT be any Lego's, did you?). Then cake and ice cream. Adam chose white cake, white frosting topped with orange and blue sprinkles. We also served a choice of vanilla ice cream, or rainbow sherbet.
They boys spent the afternoon putting the Lego's together, while the remote control car was charging. Scott played a game of Battleship, and we also prepared the rocket from the science kit for take off. We ate pizza for dinner, and then headed to the Wichita Flight Festival. The boys enjoyed looking at the all planes and the twilight air show. One plane included a girl who was strapped on the top. But the best part was not the planes, but the outhouse and low rider truck, both equipped with a jet engine. The outhouse zoomed up and down the runway and at one point the door flew open to reveal the driver, sitting on the "seat." The truck blew out white smoke, performed "donuts" while fire exploded out the back, and then drove down the runaway at jet engine speed...which is really fast!
On Sunday, we took the rocket for a spin. It was a kit where you mix vinegar and baking powder. It worked pretty good...blasting high into the sky.
On Sunday, we took the rocket for a spin. It was a kit where you mix vinegar and baking powder. It worked pretty good...blasting high into the sky.
Then we tried out the remote control car on the dirt path. It wasn't as fast as the cars we have seen adults playing with, but we still had fun.
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