Once again, we gathered in Michigan at the family cabin to
celebrate five --- five --- birthdays in one swoop: John, Jed,
Kari, Anne and Wes. Because one in the group is crossing from
the twenty decade to the thirty decade and might be considered
to be a "dinosaur" the theme was obvious!
This year was different than other years when we celebrated at
the White Stag in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. This time, the kids
wanted Lou Malnati's pizza from Chicago and wanted to have
the party right at the cabin with their grandparents. Lucky for
me, we live in a town with a Lou's take-out and the pizzas were
frozen and ready to pack in our cooler. The cakes were purchased
and personalized in Iron River and ready to go.
Ellie was the inspiration for our main activity of watercolor painting:
it was her idea to do this as a party activity! Quite fun, actually.
The dinosaur heads/hats were found at Dollar Tree. The volcano
was made ahead of time at home with a tutorial found online that
suggested using plaster of paris. None of that was found in the
basement household supplies but there was powdered grout and it
worked pretty well as a substitute. I painted the volcano with
acrylic paint and sealed it with a glazing compound. After the cake
was served, the volcano ingredients were mixed and then the
eruption took place, much to Ellie's delight.
Finally, it was time for gifts. Even Ellie got one...check out what
her MeMo made at the end of this post!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
YOU FIVE
AGELESS WONDERS!
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