Cole's 6th birthday party

Cole's 6th birthday was also at the Placer Nature Center. I can't say enough how wonderful this center is!  The kids have a blast every time they are there.  Both parties were geared towards the kids theme and were totally different from each other!

The ladies at the Nature Center made the BEST center pieces for the party!  How great are these dinosaurs?!?!

At the Nature Center they provide glass plates, glasses, and cloth napkins!  We are required to carry out all trash and they will keep food that can be composted.

Painting rocks

Going on the long nature hike in search of snake skins, bugs and of course staying out of the poison oak!

Checking out deer bones

The party crew!

Mike and  I of course went a little insane (as usual) with the cupcakes.  This is the 3rd year Cole has had a dinosaur themed birthday party to we needed to make something a little different.  I found these cupcakes on Pinterest (of course) and ordered fondant.  I made the cupcakes and frosted them Friday morning and then Friday night Mike and I made these guys.  We started out with T'Rex's but those were a bit of a problem so we went with 30 stegosaurus's and 5 T'Rex's.  The kids went crazy when they saw the cupcakes!  (4th birthday T-Rex cake) (3rd birthday Legoman cake)

Cole opening his gifts.  I love how the kids crowed around to check it all out!!

Sweet Alice.

We've made some awesome friends this year!  Cameron and Cole are best buddies at school!

She's so dang cute

So is he....

Coles 4th Birthday Party

Cole had requested at Siena's birthday party that he wanted a T-Rex birthday cake.  After searching for a t-rex cake pan (found on Amazon) I made red velvet cake (blood from the people the t-rex eats as we found out) and I proceeded to to spend all morning decorating the darn thing.  Buttercream melts when warm and so my hands kept melting the buttercream in the bag and I kept having to put the cake in the fridge because all the little stars were drooping.  (see last years Legoman cake)

Mike slaved away on a t-rex watermelon.  Super cute.  Next time it would be easier with a larger watermelon but it's not the season for those.

Siena loves helicopters and firetrucks and not dolls.

Dylan

Grandma Terri and her tick (hehe) Megan the dog.  She never leaves my moms side.

Grandpa Glenn, Mike, and Aunt Cathy

Grandpa Dale

Laney and Siena

Miles, Cole and Onyx.  Cole calls Miles "Mild" and Miles calls Cole "Cool"  haha!

This is a funny photo.  I love Cole's expression but if you look to the right of the picture you can see Granda Glenn and Siena and the toy story t-rex.  That was the beginning of a very scared Siena.  She runs from the t-rex, wont touch it, and yells "NO!" if you bring it near her.