A Very Lego Birthday

Dallin's 7th birthday was all about legos. He got a larger lego from us that kept him occupied for the entire day. I love it when Dallin gets a new lego. He will get completely consumed by it and gets his school work done so quickly that day so that he can build undisturbed. He is getting really good.

Since we were throwing Dallin a lego party, we practiced making his lego brick cake on his birthday. It wasn't the coolest cake, but he was excited about the figures that went with it. :)

On his birthday, my parents and Zane's mom came over to help celebrate with spaghetti and breadsticks and more legos.

Two days after his birthday, we had a friend/cousin party. Gavin and Dallin loved helping put the candy lego bricks on the cupcakes (they also loved eating them as they went.)

Our party probably isn't Pinterest worthy but we had a lot of fun. We played a variety of lego games and did some building. We had around 18 kids here so Zane and I divided the kids into two groups and were too busy leading games to get tons of pictures.

Another lego brick cake this time with the lego candies bordering it.

Since we couldn't find a piñata shaped like a brick, Zane made one. It was a good thing too because with so many competitive kids, it needed to be nice and thick for everyone to have a few chances.

Almost everyone of Dallin's presents from his friends were legos. It was a lovely week after his birthday. He would quickly get his school work done, so that he could build the rest of the day. Too bad we can't have every day be lego day!

Here are some fun facts about this awesome 7 year old:

He is a great swimmer. His favorite place to be is in the swimming pool.

His second favorite place to be is jumping on the trampoline. He can do all kinds of tricks like his dad. He also enjoys biking with friends, running, and play fighting. He is full of energy and silliness but over this last year has really improved on his ability to focus more and calm himself down. He is a fantastic big brother (although he still teases at times like any brother.) He was a huge help after Talmage joined our family and has even changed some diapers! Dallin really enjoys learning about science and doing experiments. His favorite animals to study are alligators, snakes, and sharks. Dallin has an amazing ability to make friends with anyone and cheer anyone up. He has learned that when a sibling or friend starts crying, he can become a clown and make everything ok with laughter. I love the boy he is growing into!