finn's birthday bash - No. 9

i've been wanting to get these photos posted but wouldn't
allow myself to do it until finn and i had all his thank you cards
written.  we finished last night so here are a handful from his special day.

his name and celebration was posted 

radar cake {baked and decorated by c}

 

























i've enjoyed all of finney's birthday celebrations over the years,
but i think this birthday held on the uss midway, was by far the coolest!
{scoutie would disagree because it didn't have a pinata} *grin*

not only were all his besties there, including his auntie jen,
but he got to wear a flight suit and REAL wings that his uncle chad,
an f-18 hornet navy pilot, sent him in the mail.
he was so proud of those wings {and didn't miss an opportunity to show them off}

the party was not only fun, but very educational.
it included a tour of the inside of the carrier,
and the kids got to see where the fleet ate, slept, did their laundry,
sent and received mail, and they even went to the brig {jail} and stood behind the bars.
the kids loved this!  after cake, they went to the flight deck {my personal fav}.

as i was tucking finn into bed that evening,
i asked him what the highlight of HIS day was.
he responded, "riding the flight simulator with dad,
but i loved the cake too."  you think?

~ this party was bigger than anything we've done in year's past.
we both agreed it would have been more appropriate for his double digit birthday (#10),
the only reason we did it this year was it was easy and with the recent move and all the
work that is going into a 'fixer' home, we needed easy.
{next year's celebration will be much smaller}.