Happy 5th Birthday, Cole!

It is hard to believe that Cole is five years old. Where did the time go? Cole continues to be very affectionate, imaginative, and stubborn. He loves all things superhero. He also is fond of Star Wars and Mario. This summer, he has enjoyed playing at home, attending Summer Fun, and swimming. We celebrated Cole's fifth birthday over three days.

First, he opened presents from Nana and Papa on the day before his birthday.

Ready for his (pretend) camping adventureMaking a wish over his ice cream cake

Cole on the morning of his fifth birthday

Cole opening presents from Caden and Kieran

Opening his TRIO (a building toy like Legos) Batcave with Kieran's help

Happy with his Paper Jamz guitar

Enjoying more ice cream cake

On the Saturday following Cole's birthday, we celebrated with family and friends at Chuck E. Cheese's. We were pleasantly surprised when we walked into a newly remodeled Chuck E. Cheese's. Grammy made another awesome birthday cake for our special guy. This time, Batman was the choice. Grammy made Daddy and Uncle Jason cakes like this when they were younger too.

Cole took several turns on the rollercoaster ride. He selected different family members to ride with him.

Eating pizza and watching TV

Cole dancing with his Chuck E. Cheese balloon

Getting crowned

Looks like Cole is thinking seriously about what to wish for this time.

Doing a birthday dance with our party host

The party-goers with Chuck E. Cheese

Ticket Blaster time! Cole had 30 seconds to collect as many tickets as he could.

He collected 450 tickets! (Some tickets are worth more than others.)

Fun celebration for our favorite five-year-old!