Happy 6th Birthday Muluken!

His birthday crown from his kindergarten teacher!

Taking a spin (on the deck) on his new bike

Opening presents with a little help from Mom

Showing his mom how the helicopter will fly

His cool soccer cake that he shared with his Uncle Steve

We celebrated Muluken's 6th birthday on Sunday, March 5th, even though his actual birthday was on Tuesday, March 7th. We had his 2 grandmas, 1 great-grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins, and 3 special friends join our family to celebrate this very important day. Muluken became very shy at first, to the point of hiding in his bedroom, almost under his bed. I had to have him sit on my lap in the chair, facing the entire living room and kitchen area. He wouldn't make eye contact with anybody at first, but kept a smile on his face. He did eat the lasagna, french bread, carrots, fresh fruit, and M&M's, which were all chosen with him in mind. He didn't believe me the presents were all for him, so we had to show him that his name was on each card. He opened each present very slowly and became so excited over everything. EXCEPT the clothes. Those, he just looked at and left them in the bags. Boys learn this way too quickly! :) He always said "thank you" each time, even though I had to point out each person to him. He also went around giving everybody a "5" and saying thank you again. This was a lot easier than giving out hugs and kisses.

He really liked his remote control helicopter, legos, bike, Leapster games, nerf guns, cars, and rescue helicopter. He made quite the haul!

We all sang Happy Birthday to him, which I think was a little overwhelming for him. He just kept smiling. When Brad told him to say how old he was, he just leaned in and blew out all the candles with a big laugh. What a cutie!!

There was also an all-out battle with the nerf guns. Nobody was safe from the "boys". This would include Muluken, Noah, Justin, Mason, Casey, and Cody. It was just chaos for awhile. There were bullets flying in every direction!

After all of the guests left, I went for a walk with Tia and Tiger, Cassie, and Jordan, Noah and Muluken rode their bikes. It was a perfect end to a perfect day! Muluken went to bed that night with a big grin on his face!