Happy Birthday, Henry

On Saturday, we made the trip to Toronto for Henry's 6th birthday party. This year's theme was "Lego" which seems to be a popular theme among the young school-aged set. It was billed as a unisex party, but Mallory was quick to point out that there were 9 boys there, plus herself. I think it ended up being OK though... Lego is pretty universal.

There was an instructor there who gave the kids challenges, like to work in teams to build something specific (e.g. a police station). Then the kids circled the table to admire each others' work. It was all very co-operative. Here's Henry, explaining something about what his team built.

This was cute... the group built sections of a tower independently, and then assembled it. (Hey, there's Liam. I think this may be the only photo he made it into.)

Lego cupcakes... courtesy of a local shop. Don't believe Stephanie when she tells you that she made them all herself. They came out of a clamshell! But they were awfully cute, and I don't think I could have replicated the Lego logo like that...

After Lego and cake, there was free play outside. The boys immediately struck up some games of soccer and cops-n-robbers. Mallory found the hula hoop to be much more entertaining.

Another year, gone just like that! Happy birthday, Henry.