Logan Turns Five

So tonight was the big birthday bash for the birthday boy. Logan turned five today, and I managed to swing a day off so I could stay home and help him celebrate. He opened a few new presents this morning, some new pajamas, a new game and some more track for his Geotrax stuff. He mostly just took it easy today, the boys and I played outside in the freak 65 degree December weather, played with trains, played some games, and generally had a fun day.

This evening was Logan's birthday party for him and his friends that Jill's been preparing for like a fiend for the last few days. She always goes all out for the party stuff, and this year was no exception. She went with a "Go Diego Go" theme for the evening, replete with fancy-pants cupcakes, Diego toys, invitations, decorations, and even Diego on the TV at some points. It was a fun evening, although for anyone considering the idea of gathering a dozen 4-5 year olds and feeding them a meal of sugar in a confined space, you'll get the same effect if you just run a 10K during a heavy metal concert then go out and bang your head against the driveway repeatedly.

Heh, I kid.

Sort of.

Anyway, it all went pretty well, Logan had a great time, and everyone else seemed to enjoy themselves. The train set was a big hit, and Jill even got in a couple of party games that the kids seemed to enjoy.

Jill's fancy-pants Diego and Baby Jaguar cupcakes

See, Logan's an ostrich, trying to get his egg to the nest, but he has no hands...you kinda had to be there.

The party gets off the hook with House of Pain's "Jump Around".