Charlie turns 6

birthday donut breakfast

I can't believe Charlie turned the big 6 this past year!  He was so looking forward to his birthday.  It was even better this year because he got to go to school on his birthday.  He picked out little packets of oreos to bring to everyone in his class.

He was desperate to open one of his presents so I let him open one gift from his grandparents.  A new Star Wars shirt!  If you know Charlie, you know that he loves clothes.  He was excited to wear a new shirt to school on his birthday.

We started prepping for the party we were having that afternoon with friends.  I started on the cupcakes and Joey built a cake out of paper and lots of glue.

Charlie picked a Star Wars themed party and had a lightsaber cupcake "cake." We played several Star Wars themed games: storm trooper egg race, pin the shield on the light/dark side and smashed a Darth Vader pinata.

Charlie's best neighborhood buddies

After games and cake we opened up presents!  This was the year of legos.  He got multiple lego sets as gifts and loved putting them together with Tony later that night.

Charlie is such an important part of our family.  He has turned into the most helpful big brother.  He is always looking out for Peter and Joey.  They look up to him so much and he sets the best example in our house.  He is an excellent reader and works really hard to sound out new words.  He enjoys learning new things and especially loves playing with friends.  He loves to ride his scooter, play legos & play mags, snuggle up with his stuffed animals and is very good as showing his love for others.  He often comes up during the day and says, "I love you mama."  He's taught me how important it is so express love in words because it just makes the other person feel great.

We love our Charlie boy!

Happy birthday!