Wyatt is officially 4 now. The robot, rocket, space party was planned (mostly) by his adoring big brothers. And see that little green guy on the cake? Yes, somehow "aliens" were also included in the theme.
We played "make your buddy a robot" with aluminum foil and duct tape...if you've ever played the silly wedding shower game where you deisgn a wedding dress with toilet paper, you get the concept of "make your buddy a robot".
There was silly string, given to him as a present from his brothers, who else? Luckily Uncle Joe seemed to enjoy it. Other attendees...not so much.
There was Omah's semi-homemade Oreo icecream to go with the brother made cake from this easy recipe.
The hit of the party was the tin can robot making table. I had seen the idea in Family Fun Magazine and so had my friend Kari and it could not have been more perfect. You can find the details here. But I have to add, the hot glue did not work. For most of the nuts and bolts parts, we didnt need glue at all, but for the plastic pieces and the pipe cleaner we used E-6000 craft glue. It worked well for all other bits and pieces that didn't become "magnetized". I can't say enough good things about this craft. Really, you should make these! Soon!
Happy birthday Wyatt! "Wy-guy" to his brothers, "schmooga booga" to his mama, "mucha lucha" to his papa, and "chippermonk" to his Omah and "el vikingo" to his abuelita. But ask him if he is any of those things and he'll tell you emphatically. "NO, I'm Wyatt!"
My sweet boy, I hope you always have that sense of self that you have naturally posessed since you arrived into our lives 4 years ago. I love you, Mom.