Riley's 7th Birthday

It's about time I got at it. He only turned seven 12 days ago (sense the sarcasm)! For Riley's birthday, we held his party at the Kingston Gymnastics Club. Two coaches directed the kids in activities and gymnastics for an hour. Following the gym portion, we went upstairs and had snacks, cake and openned up gifts. It was a great way to celebrate his birthday and made things a little easier for Clay and I since we only got home from our House Hunting trip 4 days earlier.

Riley had 9 kids at his party: two girls and 7 boys. There were 13 kids total, including himself and his siblings. They had lots of fun with the gymnastics games and activities. They got to bounce on the trampoline, play with hoops, climb and swing on monkey bars, and do rolls off of equipment.

I made him two Saskatchewan Rough Rider football cakes, which he loved. He got lots of great gifts from his friends: lots of legos and action figures. One of the girls bought him two water guns so that he and his brother could have waterfights together. I thought that was pretty sweet and thoughtful.

After the party, we had supper at home and invited the Eberts family. Good thing I made two cakes! We got to do the birthday routine twice. Finally, Riley's birthday was topped off by having a special guest: his Grandma Kotzer. Here in Ontario, we don't get to spend many birthdays with our family. It was so great to have her here and it was a super help for Clay and I. Here are the photos from his party.