Jamisen's 5th Birthday

Our happy boy, Jamisen, is five years old! Wow! He is creative in the kitchen and came up with the cupcake flavors he wanted to bake for his birthday: strawberry, vanilla and blueberry. He thought about what he wanted and was very careful to explain he wanted peanut butter, blueberry and vanilla cupcakes so everyone would have one they liked. The next day, he said he had changed his mind and wanted strawberry in place of the peanut butter. We were pretty excited about that since strawberry sounded better than peanut butter for a cupcake. 

Jamisen got two birthday celebrations; the first was at Montessori school. They have a very sweet tradition where the child walks around the months of the year (the points on the orange star), while all the children sing "The earth moves round the sun, the earth moves round the sun, we are so thankful that Jamisen is five!" as he walks around the sun, holding a photo of himself at birth, 1, 2, 3, and 4. There's a few circles to do when you're five years old! Grandma Faiola and Lily got to attend this special party. 

Jamisen's birthday party was a joyous occasion, held at the house. We had quite a few little kiddos and parents over. In the photo above, the kids are playing with sensory beads (basically, little biodegradable gel beads). It's a funky feeling on the hands and completely entertains the kiddos. 

It was all fun and games until one of the kids (who shall remain nameless but wasn't any of ours) dumped many of the beads out on the ground.

We also had a playdough station that was a big hit. It was dollar store playdough and worth every dollar to not worry about having to save it or keep it moist. In this case, the generic worked just as well as name brand. 

There were so many thoughtful gifts that Jamisen got for his birthday. Uncle Erik and Aunty Cheriss and baby Alise got him a backpack firehose. 

Do notice he is using the firehose to have a stand-off with his friend Liam, who is using another birthday present, the bouncy ball, as a giant kid-swatter. They were pretty evenly matched. 

The adults got quiche and scones and a halvah/challah bread concoction. The kids got cupcakes, jell-o and snacked on the quiche as well. This was Lily and Jamisen's first time trying jell-o. Lucky kids! 

Happy Fifth Birthday, Jamisen! =)