Happy Birthday, Sweet Bean!

Today was my littlest bean’s 8th birthday. He was one very excited little sweet boy 😀 We had 6 boys playing this afternoon, which was fun for them all. We didn’t plan a lot for this one… just getting a party together was by God’s grace… we have been very blessed these last couple of weeks!

The boys had a go at the “coley” (not sure of spelling…) game that was put together for biggest boy’s birthday party back in March. We didn’t play it then because of rain, so this was the first time we’ve tried it… they played for a bit, but it didn’t seem to take off… It has something to do with Bionicles. Apparently..

This is the “staff” – you use the spade end like a sort of polo/hockey stick, and the wire scoop on the end to scoop up the (tennis) ball, in order to throw it through…

… the hoops. I’m not sure why there’s three, or how to keep score…

Next up was the three-legged race..

First up… (we had time trials…)

Cheering squad 😀

… and when it all gets too exciting to stand still, run after the racers…

There was some more running about, interspersed with food..

Then – a Bionicle war. Briefly.

Followed by friendly play..

Happy Birthday, Sweetest Bean 😀

It was lovely and sunny today!

Here is the cake –

The last couple of years both boys have wanted ice cream cakes, which makes it very easy for me – I just upend a tub of ice cream and decorate. This year was dark chocolate ganache, and piped (blue) cream decorations.

This is NOT some sort of football 😀 It’s a Bionicle thingy. Apparently.
The “H” stands for “Hero”.

Blowing out the candles.

… and so, two tired boys are now, hopefully, sleeping. We are relaxing on the sofa, too tired to eat, at the moment. It’s a cold, clear night, with a beautiful, bright moon..