When all was said and done, CBT's party was....well, it was a success. As has been his tradition for the last several years, he decorated the cake after I got the initial coating of icing on it. He just never trusts me to do it the way he wants it. Can you say control issues?
All my worry and concern about the activities were for naught. He took control immediately and off they went for a light saber war while we got lunch ready. We then had a session on how to use a compass, which he had asked me to lead. Seemed appropriate given the Indiana Jones theme. (Keep in mind we had Indy soundtracks playing in the background the entire party.)
Once we had the experience with the compass under our belts, we headed out to the woods. We saw the creek and with the help of James, we found the remains of a deer. Not many of the bones were left, but they were fascinating.
We found the skull, which Michael was not afraid to display.
We had a quick lesson about how bones fit together, where the spinal cord would go and what it would do, and we closely examined its teeth. It was very interesting. (I know, we're still working on getting all those camera settings working together all at the same time.)
After a quick lookout, we headed back to the house for cake and gifts.
We had a really good time and can't believe Christopher is already eight. Next year would someone please remind me to trust Christopher with the invitations, the cake decorating and the plans?
How much fun!!! Barrett is so jealous! Christopher, you will have to tell him all about it when we see you in a few days. Happy Birthday! We love you!
ReplyDeleteJoanna
Was James taking the picture when you were in the shot, or was that Keith? I'm impressed with the youngest Todd's party organization skillz.
ReplyDeleteActually, Keith was taking that one, but in the rush (I had forgotten to bring the camera with me so he had to run back to the house to get it), we both forgot to change the ISO to a more appropriate outside setting vs. the 800 setting we had inside :(
ReplyDeleteAll four of us have been practicing with the camera so I expect everyone to progress nicely over the next year in manual mode. There is a shot of me later this week that James took - be on the lookout.