5 how did that happen? I can't believe it. I recall the long days of babyhood as if they were just a few weeks ago, but somehow we have two big kids now. Two beautiful, tall and REALLY bossy big kids.
So how do you celebrate 5? Well if you are Max and Zoe you start planning when you are 4. For their 4th birthday we took them to Great Wolf lodge indoor water park and although they enjoyed it, it was not really what they wanted for a birthday. They wanted a party, and cake and friends, and did I mention a big, massive party. So as I am not a great lover of party planning I said "Fine, you plan it then," and they did. They wanted a Halloween theme costume party at the Everett Children's museum. They wrote the guest list. It was long. They wanted the place to themselves, not just a party room on a Saturday afternoon. In the end I just made the phone calls (and handed over the credit card), but the rest was all them. They chose their costumes, designed the cakes and I think they had a great time.
After this years success they have started planning next years celebration. Max wants a space Angry birds party, where the guests actually go to space, and for Zoe a Christmas theme, with a trip to the North pole and each guest gets a reindeer to take home. A REAL reindeer. So no problem there then:)
