Emerson's 6th birthday

Emerson turned six on May 23rd, which just happened to be a Saturday so she got to have her birthday party on her birthday!  Emerson is still a very curious young girl.  She enjoys getting her hands dirty while being crafty or playing in the mud.  She is a great problem solver and strong willed.  She and Landon play together some, but their ideas of fun are quite different from each other.  Emerson loves getting out all kinds of things to play with, but does NOT like having to pick up all of those toys!  She is sweet and loving and 5 days away from being a Kindergarten graduate!!

 We got Em some new items for her doll Sadie, an outfit, and more loom bands to play with.

 For her party, she really wanted a Star Wars theme.  She and Landon and Matt have watched 5 of the 6 movies and she loves them!  I felt a bit out of my league with this theme, but got a lot of useful advice from Matt! :)

We made light sabers out of pool noodles to send home with the kids and they also each got a cup.

 The young padawans had jedi training.  They had to keep a balloon up with a light saber:

Then they had to battle each other with the light sabers.

Good thing they did because Darth Vader showed up at the party!

But they were able to defeat him!

Emerson loved all of her gifts she got.  She got some Star Wars gear, clothes, books, and crafts to do.  That should keep her busy this summer!

 She had Princess Leia cupcakes (for some reason this picture always loads sideways :( )

and other Star Wars characters.

  We had lots of Star Wars food like Han burgers, Droid Doritos, Ewok snacks, Carbonite jello, Sithberries, Light Sabers, and Yoda Soda.

 Then Em got to blow out her candles (we couldn't fit 6 on her small cupcake).

We all had a great time!  She invited 3 friends from her class (Kyler, Landon, and Allie) plus our usual crew of friends and family (Davis's, Fryes, Clarks, Hahns, and Bergers).  Happy Birthday, 6 year old!