We've had fun celebrating Owen's 7th birthday! He woke up to balloons on his door and a
birthday serenade, had a school field field trip to a zoo with beautiful weather, played ball at the school field with Gramps and Gramma, chose Golden Corral for dinner, then had his Ninja class. It was a full day!
Birthday Breakfast!
He can't walk out from under his bed without ducking now =)
Owen wanted his party to be Ninja themed again and also wanted it to be at the gym where he takes Ninja class again. I thought I'd already used all of Pinterest's best ideas, but was able to find a few new things for the party ;)
The kids helped make pool noodle "katanas."
Willow helped make "sushi"
Even Canton came over when he heard all the noise out back!
Willow was especially excited to see Cadence! She even made a Venn Diagram comparing them in the days leading up to them arriving =)
Ninja girls!!
Owen enjoyed having a friend from school, friend from Ninja class, and his two neighborhood friends come to the party. Hannah had just been "released" to do gymnastics since her broken leg but seemed to do well! The instructor, Zach, did a great job of keeping it pretty organized and structured for the kids. They had 30 minutes of organized ninja circuits, 15 minutes of free play, 5 minutes of sword fighting, and 5 minutes of Hide and Seek in the dark! The kids had a great time and sure were sweaty!
Can you find the hidden kiddos??
Sword fight time!!
Ella would rather use hers like a telescope ;)
What a fun crew!
Pizza time!
1. Favorite color: green
2. Favorite toy: Legos
3. Favorite fruit: apples
4. Favorite TV show: American Ninja Warrior
5. Favorite thing to eat at lunch: salami circles with cheese on crackers
6. Favorite outfit to wear: ninja clothes
7. Favorite game to play: Star Wars Angry Birds
8. Favorite snack: granola bars
9. Favorite animal: white tiger
10. Favorite song: "Unbeatable"
11. Favorite book: Ultimate Lego Star Wars
12. Best friend: Mom and Dad
13. Favorite cereal: Rice Krispies
14. Favorite thing to do outside: trampoline
15. Favorite drink: Fruit Punch
16. Favorite holiday: Christmas and Easter
17 What do you take to bed at night: "buddy buddy"
18. Favorite thing to eat for breakfast: Rice Krispies
19. What did you have for dinner on your birthday? Golden Corral
20. What job do you want to have when you're older? undecided
* Owen's favorite things these days are still Star Wars, Legos, and Star Wars Legos. He's really enjoyed the Star Wars Angry Birds game for the Wii that he got for Christmas as well as the Wii Fit games, especially the snow ball fight game. He really enjoys books, especially Star Wars books, GI Dogs, and the I Survived series. He enjoys learning about nonfiction topics, including the body, animals, and wars. You'll find him with a book while he eats breakfast and lunch. He got a few nerf guns for Christmas and really enjoys when we have nerf battles. Foosball has also become one of his favorites. He loves to be outside, especially on the trampoline or being with the neighborhood boys Canton and Jacob.
* Owen does really well in school. He earns a sticker most days and if he doesn't earn it, it's usually for talking. He works hard on his schoolwork and takes pride in his work. He's reading chapter books in his reading group with another boy from class. I haven't "tested" him in a while, but he did read a 4th grade book to me that I'd brought home to work on for school and didn't have any trouble. He's a great little artist and writer. His teacher is also giving him some more challenging work in math.
* Owen tried tball last school year and soccer this school year for the first time. He does a great job of listening to his coaches and following directions at practices and games. He's more natural at baseball, so we're excited to see how he does this year in a kid-pitch league. He's finished up swimming lessons and continues to enjoy his Ninja Zone class at the gym.
* Owen gets to bed most nights by 8:00 and is usually up at 6:00, which is the earliest time he's allowed out of bed. The burning question is always how long he's been laying in the dark staring at the clock waiting for it to switch to 6:00! There are random times when he's still asleep when I go to school at 6:50.
* Owen's favorite foods are hotdogs, apples, peanut butter and honey sandwiches, and pizza. He ejoys a variety of things for breakfast including waffles with peanut butter, egg on toast, or dry cereal. For lunch he likes peanut butter and honey sandwiches or salami circles with cheese and crackers. On the weekends he likes to have grilled cheese. He's not a fan of most dinners we make but has gotten better about the expectations we have of him. We are convinced that we either (a) never taught him to chew, or (b) his chewing teeth are broken. The boy can chew on the same piece of meat for 5 minutes!
* Owen has such a sweet, tender heart and feels all the feels lately. He loves to laugh and especially to make others laugh. The dinner table is his stage. On the other hand, when he's upset, the tears come and he wants to be alone and not talk about it. He's such a snuggler - his love language is definitely physical touch. He loves Alli cat and is so gentle with her. His greatest wish is for her to spend more time in his room.
We love our Buddy!!
7-yr old stats (June apt):
Height: 4'4" (94%ile)
Weight: 60 lbs (81%ile)
BMI: 15 (51%ile)
