Grant's 5th Birthday @ Ben & Ari's

I can't believe it, but my middle baby is turning 5 on Valentine's Day!!! He wanted a "fun" party this year, so he chose one of our favorite places to have it - Ben & Ari's (pronounced Air-eees according to the owner, not Are-eees). Apparently his older son (Ben) couldn't pronounce Aaron, so he called him Ari - hence the name of their establishment. So there's your history lesson for the day! ;o)
The group (16 kids total if you include Evan and Blake). They were a great group of kids from school and our neighborhood - and everyone had a blast!
My friend Debbie Musgrave recently started her own cake business called Bake Boutique (www.BakeBoutique.com). This was her first attempt at a "boy" cake (she's well known for her wedding and princess cakes) and it came out AMAZING!!! As most of you know, our boys LOVE Monster Trucks, so replicating a Grave Digger truck is no easy feat!
The kids could hardly wait to "dig" into the cake!
After filling up on cake, it was time to open his presents!
"Look everyone, I can balance my gifts on my head!"
The kids couldn't get enough of the Merry Go Round, I think at the peak of riding, we had 8 on it at once!
Blake got in some waverunner time - I think he's going to be our watersports child!
One of Evan's redemption prizes was a set of dominoes, so he spelled out Grant's name for him.