A LEGO Birthday

Our next few posts will consist of birthday fun. With 4 birthdays in 5 days, we are a whirlwind of parties during the end of August/first of September. With kindergarten for the triplets this year on top of it all, we decided to play it simple this year. Small, simple parties. I've also decided to invoke a "no gift" policy. Less stress for the other parents as well and my kids didn't seem to mind a bit.

First up is Brendan, who turned the big 9. How did that happen? Hard to believe Darran and I have been parents for NINE years. Before I need a tissue, better move on to the festivities:-)

Most of you probably know that Brendan is a HUGE Lego fan. We have Legos galore and even a table devoted to them in the basement for maximum building fun. He loves to create buildings, structures, vehicles and more and is even teaching his siblings the finer points in Lego creations these days. So what better theme could there be for his birthday? Lego mania!

So the invites were sent out....

And the guests arrived...Ben, Tyler and Dalton--three of Brendan's closest friends.

The boys built Legos and played Legos Star Wars on the Wii before we began the contests for: Most Creative, Tallest Tower, Best Vehicle, etc. The boys couldn't get enough!

We finished with a Lego Minifigure cake....

Easiest birthday party ever! Much easier than our Olympic games theme last year with 10 crazy boys (although don't get me wrong, that was one for the record books!), but Brendan seemed just as happy.