Sir Elliot turns FOUR

Time has gotten away from me, and I realized I have yet to post about the Royal gathering we had to celebrate Sir Elliot turning a big four years old.  Well I am doing it now, mostly because I have other things I need to be doing (like packing my suitcase to fly cross country tomorrow!). Earlier to avoid packing (I am excited to go, I just am not good at taking care of the things that stress me out (like leaving the kids for my first time ever.)   I dusted, because I have been meaning to for weeks!   Ask Clay what a procrastinator I am every time we try to move, he is so good at getting things done.

   So we had a Knight and Princess party for our loving guy, and I think it turned out just about perfect.  I didn't over do it or under do it, a good feeling.  We had mostly family and just a few friends.  I was set on making chicken drumsticks so a Knight could gnaw on a big hand held piece of meat.  Along with nuts, cheeses, meats a few fruits and veggies we were set.

 The cake turned out better than my wildest dreams.  I was afraid of it becoming a feature of cake wrecks, or being just off enough like the midget princess cake I made last year for Gabby.  This dragon was so much fun!  Marshmallow and chocolate chip eyes, circus peanut claws, laffy taffy spikes and nostrils, fruit roll up wings.  candles in the mouth and he truly did breathe fire!

 Every Knight and Princess had a helmut or hat, and they all got foam swords.

 A little Princess fit in perfectly 

 These lovely Princess cousins also looked the Royal part.

 The fire breathing dragon proved no match for this Knight.

 His big 18 year old cousin passed down this awesome castle, which included accessories like a cannon and even a few knights (with the agreement that if Sir Elliot ever wants to get rid of it, Sir Josh wants it back!)

It was such a fun day, and Elliot was beyond happy to have so many people to share it with.  Plus he got some majorly cool presents, now if I could just get us to finish his Thank You cards.....