Rainer turned eight last week! We had a little family party for him on the actual day and a kid party the weekend before, on Friday evening.
For his family party I made his favorite dinner (Moraccan chicken couscous) and a chocolate cake with white frosting. My parents came up and we had dinner, presents, and cake in that order.
We don't usually do an additional kid party, but this year we decided to and it turned out really fun. Ken pulled it off almost entirely on his own. I work full time and was in charge of making a cheeseball + veggies and a birthday cake, plus collaborating with Rainer on a birthday playlist. Ken came up with the theme, made cute invitations, and set up everything.
The theme was "witchcraft and wizardry" (in the style of Harry Potter) and Ken set up a "potions" station (super popular) and a wand making station (using sticks from the yard which people sanded down and added gemstones and leather wraps). I'm not much of a blogger anymore so I lack good photos of the stations or wands, but it was really neat. We served pizza and "sunbursts" (orange juice mixed with 7-Up and grenadine syrup).
All in all it was a really good birthday! And his birthday really kicks off our fall. The holidays are ramping up!
And, a little walk down memory lane--
Rainer age 7
Rainer age 6
Rainer age 5
Rainer age 4
Rainer age 3
Rainer age 2
Rainer age 1
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