Paint Party for the Six Year Olds!

Jack and Luke have been so very excited about their upcoming birthday!! Not only were they turning a year older, but this was their party year (we only do big parties every other year). Their birthday was on a Wednesday and their party was on the following Saturday. It was a fun filled week celebrating our sweet boys!

Our family loves traditions... we love doing them and looking forward to them. This year I added a new one. I made a poster and put it on their door for them to see when they woke up. They thought all of these big numbers were just crazy! Of course we had to take our annual picture with the birthday flag and not only do they pick out every meal, but we sing Happy Birthday with a candle at every meal, too! 

They are getting so big!!

Their breakfast menu consisted of a Costco muffin (their favorite), strawberries and a hard boiled egg

Of course, they chose different dinner  menus... Jack asked for a cheeseburger, tomatoes and yogurt

And Luke requested fish sticks, blueberries and a yogurt

Because they could both draw and paint and color all day long, I thought it was only fitting to have a paint party for our art loving boys! For me, deciding on a theme is the hard part- once that is decided, its full steam ahead! I love every moment of the planning and I love seeing it all come together. Here's the details (my favorite part) before the kiddos arrived...

Carport area, where we played Pin the Paint on the Palette 

Creative Juices

Everyone received an apron before they started painting

Their birthday pictures from years past...

Screened in area, where we painted initial canvases

Party Favors

I made 12 of these mobiles and hung them everywhere. I loved watching them spin in the wind. 

We stacked boxes, spray painted them white, and they could paint a cake.

Painting balloons. Chris was the most skeptical about this station, but it was the kids' favorite.

Paint a Rainbow

Our backyard before the kids arrived

Party Food: Paint Chips, Paint Brushes, Fruit and Veggie Palette

And of course the paint palette cakes!

They could not handle it any longer! They were so excited for their friends to arrive!!

I love their shirts that my wonderful friend, Stephanie, made for them!

This is my favorite picture from the party. He was in his element. 

First we sang to Luke, then we sang to Jack. 

All of their sweet friends who came to celebrate with us!

Finished products of the initial canvases. I think they look great! 

We had such a great day, week and party! Chris and I still can't believe our boys are 6. It seems like just yesterday we were wondering how we were going to manage with twins and a toddler. God is so good!! He has a good plan and He walks with us every single step of the way. His footsteps are so very evident in our life and we just can't help but to celebrate! 

Happy Birthday, Jack and Luke. We love you to the moon and back and back again (as Jack likes to say to us every night).