Skogen's 5th Birthday

Skogen was blesssed with an entire week of celebrating his birthday!  He took it very seriously and insisted that we refer to him as "Birthday Boy," and if anyone called him Skogen, he would politely remind us that it was "Birthday Boy."

We started the birthday celebration week with going to Sea Life at the Mall of America.  We got there right before closing time, so we had the entire place to ourselves!  The kids were amazed by all the sea animals swimming all around us!

 Then we ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe!  The kids have always wanted to eat there and we've never been there at a time when the wait time to eat was under an hour.  Apparently on a Monday night, it's not a too popular place, so we were able to walk right in.

It's tradition to decorate the kids' rooms for them to wake up to on the morning of their birthday.  I tied some balloons to Skogen's bed railing and he didn't even notice when he woke up in the morning!  ha!

Birthday table

Daddy had a new bike waiting for Skogen when he got home from school!  He didn't even notice.  Ha!  We had to direct him into the kitchen and point it out and it still took time to register that it was a new bike that was waiting for him!

Skogen requested "Dirt" for his birthday dessert.  The kids all helped make it!

We ended Skogen's birthday week with a celebration at Chuck E Cheese!  We celebrated with Skogen's best friend, Grant.  They were both born within a couple days of each other, in the same hospital, and in the same hospital room.  They have literally been best buds ever since.  No matter how much time passes in between them seeing each other, they always pick up from where they left off.