Mason's 4th Birthday

It’s been busy at the Denver Georges the past couple of weeks. Steph and I have tried to find a sectional couch for our family room and still haven't found the one that we love. Then we have been planning Mason's 4th Birthday and preparing for Mason's surgery next week to fix a small issue with his stoma. So by far the most fun was planning, preparing and hosting Mason's Superhero birthday party. Mason got to choose the theme and from there Steph and I borrowed ideas we found on the internet to have an interactive Superhero birthday party. The planning started with the invitations where we asked each of Mason's friends to let us know their favorite color. Needless to say from there, Steph and I had our work cut out, but as you can see in the pictures it paid off!The first picture is the sign on the door of the house when Mason's friend's entered. Needed: Superheroes to defeat the Birthday Bandit and recover the stolen treasure. We had the children hang out, play, eat snacks while we waited for everyone to arrive. Once the group was together, I asked who wanted to be a Superhero! All raised their hands and yelled me! So I pulled out t-shirts that Steph and I had designed. Each had the kids initial in their favorite color. From there I said we had to defeat the birthday bandit! The first step was going in the front yard to pop the balloons the birthday bandit had left behind. Once that task was complete each kid received their superhero wrist bands made of foamy paper and Velcro.

Next step, each kid had to go through the superhero obstacle course. They went down the slide, through a tunnel, around the cones and hopped in and out of the hula hoops on the ground. After 3 or 4 times through the course, each kid got a red cape with their initial on the back. Now the birthday bandit had left green and red kryptonite in the yard and the kids used a spoon or tongs to pick up the kryptonite and deposit it safely in a metal bucket. Upon completion each kid got their own superhero mask in made out of the foam paper in their favorite color. The picture with their arms raised is just after they completed the training.

But they still had to find the stolen treasure. So as the kids roamed the back yard, I lowered the treasure chest piñata from the tree and they rushed to see it coming down. The kids got to take whacks at it with a bat and finally it opened up with the treasure the birthday bandit had stolen.

For cake, Steph and I made cupcakes for the kids and parents. It was truly a great time for Mason and his friends.

Later this week, Mason got to give his friends fruit popsicles at school on his birthday and we had a birthday supper in the tradition of my family. We wore hats, Mason got to pick his favorite food for the dinner (noodles) and we opened presents from Isla, Steph, and I. Mason got a new bike, which we rode through the neighborhood tonight after dinner. It won’t be long and he will be cruising alongside me.

Steph and I are planning on a fun family weekend as we prepare for Mason’s surgery next week. We know that’s going to be stressful on all of us, but it should help stop the stoma from prolapsing any more. Surgery is schedule for next Thursday and we will post updates on Mason’s Carepage (keyword: MasonGeorge) and I’ll leave some quick tweets (@sweetlou94) which you can follow on Twitter or on the right hand side of the blog here.

Right now, we are looking forward to having some family time as I’m going to take off 8 days from work. Plus my parents are going to come into town to watch Isla and Aspen while Steph and I stay at the hospital.

During the recovery at home, I’m hoping Mason and I can go to a morning practice of Broncos training camp and I’m sure we will have some fun family walks and outings. And in September, Mason and I are also talking about an overnight camping trip at Cherry Creek State Park, just a short 10 minutes from our house. I’m hoping that it will be a lot of fun to camp with Mason, but I’ll post here how it goes! Have a great weekend!