Turkey Time!

Nope. Not Thanksgiving.

This past Saturday it was all things turkey for my sweet boy's FIFTH birthday. Being so close to Thanksgiving, we decided to go with that theme this year and loved it. Thanks to beautiful weather and Papa and Gigi's backyard, we had a gobblin' good time!

Cole's handprint turkey invites

Making turkey shaped birdseed favors for the goody bags

1. Mix flour, water, corn syrup, unflavored gelatin, and birdseed together

2. Scoop into a greased cookie cutter on a parchment lined baking sheet

3. Make hole near the top with a skewer and let harden for 6 hours or overnight

4. Tie with raffia and voila!

Goody bags to coordinate with the invites

Heading out to Dunkin Donuts for his birthday breakfast - a free rainbow sprinkle donut was calling his name!

Party time! As I was welcoming everyone and thanking them for celebrating with us, Cole interrupted and said HE wanted to do it :) He proceeded to welcome, give the party agenda (soooo like his mama), and pray for the meal. It happened so fast I didn't get it on camera, but it was totally precious just the same.

Our 'turkey' lunch:

We let guests create their own sandwiches, had turkey shaped peanut butter sandwiches for the kiddos, chips, and a few other fun foods (thank you Pinterest!). Hobby Lobby also sported these cute throw-away "Give Thanks" serving bowls and trays for 50 cents. . . score!

Veggie platter

Fruit kabobs

Sweet cake and cupcakes made by my dear friend, Becky

Could be my favorite shot of the day :)

After lunch it was time to get crafty.

I made thankful books using paper bags and leftover scrapbook paper for the kiddos to decorate and draw or write their blessings

We also had foam turkeys for them to decorate with sequins, glitter, uncooked pasta, crayons, markers, pipe cleaners, stickers, google eyes, etc. Super cute!

Time for presents!

Cole opened the first one, spotted the candy and exclaimed, "Look! A Christmas tree Reeses! And it's ONLY 170 calories!" Hilarious. . .

Ready for cake! Cole danced and clapped as we sang Happy Birthday. I don't believe there's a shy bone in his body - he is truly the life of the party!

As the party winded down, we ended with smores around the firepit and let the kids play in the backyard. They had a blast chasing one another, collecting leaves and sticks, and attempting to climb trees.

Cole, we thoroughly enjoyed your special day and pray that you always know how LOVED you are by friends and family alike.