Stirling's Birthday!

I can't believe I have a six year old!  He is growing up so quickly and I am just amazed by what a neat kid he is becoming.  Stirling has been enjoying karate these past few months and is really into Legos right now.  He is amazingly good at building complicated designs by following even more complicated directions.  I see engineering in his future!  He loves playing with our neighbors, but has a harder time wanting to play with his little brother right now.  Overall he is a super kiddo and I am proud to be his mom!

On the 24th we had a few presents and a cupcake with the family.  See that cute smile!

On the 25th we had his party.  This is just the table I made for his "Mad Scientist" theme... beakers full of colored water and oil, test tubes with worms in them, some of his rock, seashell, and dinosaur collections.  

Our first experiment was making slime- what a chaotic mess!  Good thing my friend/neighbor stayed to help!

We also did the classic Diet Coke and Mentos reaction- a great thrill!

So Pinterest and "Cake Boss" on TV may have led me to take on a bit of a cake challenge- a beaker with Stirling's age in measurements!

And of course... Legos were the hit of the day!

  

I was completely exhausted after all of these shenanigins!  Time for bed!