Liev turns 6!

Our Liev turned 6 today and he wanted to have a pirate birthday party - so he became Captain Liev for a day! We were so excited to celebrate with him and he was excited to have all his little buddies over. 

 We played a bunch of fun pirate games:

Pirate bowling

 Walk the Plank

 And what's a pirate party without a treasure hunt?  Of course we had a treasure map to follow and it lead us to different treasure boxes.  The boys had a BLAST doing this!  The treasure map took them to Liev's bedroom, the van, the mailbox, the baby's bed and a few other places.  It was the hit of the day for sure!

All our cute pirates with their loot!  It was such a fun day with lots of treasure to be had!

Cake and ice cream time! 

And the best part of all...presents!  He was so excited to open gifts from all his friends and got some really cool things including these 2 light sabers.

Rhen made this cute card for Liev and gave it to him as her present.  She is so thoughtful!

We had a really fun day and a great time celebrating our 6 year old boy!

My favorite things about 6 year old Liev:

1) Liev has learned to love school and works so hard.  He had a few adjustment struggles at the beginning of the year but he has really come a long way and his teacher Miss Buker is so happy with his willingness to learn and work hard.  I am proud of this smart boy!

2) Liev is a middle child and sometimes may seem like he gets ignored amongst all the other kids and especially the little ones getting most of the attention.  But Liev is a very content kid and is happy to do his own thing.  He loves to draw and color and loves playing with legos.  Most of the time I find him doing something quiet on his own.  He is a pretty sweet boy and I appreciate that so much in this oldest boy of mine.  

3) Liev is a good friend to his buddies at school and loves having fun.  Most of all, he loves being with his brother Keen and having a good time.  Those two boys are best buddies and do everything together.  I'm sure as Beck and Desh grow up they will join the pack too.  I'm so lucky to have these 4 boys and especially to have Liev as the biggest brother to all of them.  

6 year old stats from Dr. Erickson:

Weight: 46.52 lbs - 55%

Height: 47.64 inches - 86%

Happy Birthday Captain Liev!