Silas' 6th birthday!

Our biggest little guy just turned 6 last week! We celebrated with a party over the weekend, and had a beautiful day for our bug bash! Unfortunately I don't have many pictures of Silas, since I was so busy tending to a cranky Rowan that I didn't have time to photograph the birthday boy. But here are a few pictures, including one where Silas is actually smiling (which is hard to catch on camera!).

Opening birthday presents gets a big smile out of Silas!

Guess we're about to get house guests...
Si got an ant farm and can't wait to fill it up with ants!

This card came all the way from the tip of Long Island! :)

The party theme was bugs, so we had the kids dig for
(fake) worms and ants in an unused garden bed. 

Allie holds up a plastic ant that she unearthed from the dirt.

Our neighbor Kristi is a professional baker,
and she created this awesome cake for us!

Si loved the cake design! He was a little concerned when we first talked
about it that the bugs would be real, but here he was delighted to discover
that they were made out of icing! (Fondant to be exact.)

Happy Birthday to Silas! 

Allie, Mikaela and Isla (first and second cousins) take a turn sitting
on the four-wheeler together. The expression on Allie's face is priceless!