Marshall's Robot Party

It's official; he's 5

I tried my best to make time slow down but it didn't work

we had a small party at the gym to celebrate and I went with a Robot theme

The cake was chocolate with toasted marshmallow filling and vanilla frosting

I felt a little guilty walking into the gym with a large cake as people on bikes and treadmills were all around me staring and I knew I had no intention of doing any sort of physical activity that day

I think I enjoyed myself a lot more than they did

As I've mentioned before I have a small tradition that I've started with my kids for their birthday cakes
I decorate the cake and make sure they don't see it until it's completely finished
then I get a picture of their face the first time they see it
it's something that's more for me I guess.....the best payback in the world in my opinion
staying up late working on something for them and seeing the excitement and pure joy on their face at their first glance. The first one is a little out of focus but you get the idea ;)

Getting ready to make a wish

I'm realizing that in most pictures my mouth is wide open
not very attractive
I need to work on that

the kids were served pizza and I made wraps and a veggie tray for the adults
whole grain wraps, smoked turkey, provolone and swiss cheese, fresh spinach and a sun dried tomato spread

going with the silver, red and blue color scheme I wrapped an aluminum can with scrapbook paper to hold the utensils

the gym games were so much fun!
scooter races, an obstacle course and basketball
Many of the adults got in on the fun too!

The favors were slinkies, wind up robots, a stamp, a stretchy robot and candy

the bag toppers I printed for free from a cute blog that I found while searching for a little Robot inspiration

here is the link if you'd like to make some for yourself:  Robot Party Favor Bag Printable