What happened in February?

Well, a lot happened in February! I don't know what it is but I know a lot of Aquarians in my inner circle of friends and family. The month starts with Paul's birthday on the 1st and then right into Elliot's birthday 10 days later. And in there are also birthdays for my Mom, Paul's Dad, friends... you can imagine that February flies by in a birthday daze!

Since, thankfully, the calendar continues to flip over to February every year, we did manage to celebrate another slew of birthdays last month. Have you heard the news? Elliot is 6!!!!!!!!

Before I tell you about the party, I will say that Owen and Elliot don't watch "TV" but I do let them stream movies and TV shows on Netflix if the need or the desire is great. So, in fact they do watch TV shows, but without commercial interruptions and at my approval. For the last while they have been engrossed in Mythbusters and Man Vs. Wild. Both shows that I feel are educational and entirely entertaining! Elliot loves Bear Grylls (the host of Man Vs. Wild) and fancies himself an adventurer, so we decided to throw him a party that reflected his love.

We invited his friends to our local park and spent the afternoon pretending to be in the deep wilderness. I had planned all these activities to keep the kids busy, but in the end the boys and girls ran around like maniacs foraging in the dirt, playing in the creek bed, climbing trees and having fun. Pretty much the perfect birthday for my 6 year old adventure boy. Every day is an adventure to him because he is so enthusiastic and energetic about everything!

Inside the Tree Fort

Roaming the "Forest"

Throwing Rocks in the "River"

Edible "Bug" Cake

And now he's 6. No longer a little baby or even a little boy, anxious to be a young man like his big brother but not afraid to throw his arms around me and say "I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!" with the most earnest and whole body commitment you can imagine. This kid has a lot to teach me about embracing life's excitement and remembering to PLAY! ( When I describe Elliot I find myself using a lot of capital letters and exclamation points, as you can see....).

We love him so much. Happy 6th Birthday, Elliot!