We're Having a Fish Party!

 Here's the birthday boy's first photo-op on his special day.  He was all slicked up and ready to hit his church meetings before partying it up!

 After church was a different story.  He did a bit of rolling in mud puddles with his dad right after I got him dressed to party.  We decided that it was probably best to just leave him in his grungy clothes since the party was at Grandma Sara's house and there's no chance of staying clean at that joint.

 Mommy and her special birthday boy.  So glad I remember to hand the camera off to Dad so I was in at least one of the pictures.

 Klive gets into my primary bag almost on a daily basis and his favorite find is my toy fishing pole I use for singing time.  He has developed a love affair with fishing, so we thought it best to throw him a fishing-themed birthday party.  Thank you pinterest for all the great ideas!

 Here's our selection of edible fish bait.  I'm pretty sure Uncle Kory commandeered the gummy platter for his dinner plate.

 Artsy-fartsy Dad and June poured their hearts into carving this fruit-filled, watermelon shark.  It was the hit of the party!

 The kids dug into fruit, fish sticks, french fries and their mini-sodas!

 Klive opted to start with the gummy platter appetizers.  Those worms were calling his name!

 After dinner, we filled up the shark pool, gave the kids fishing poles and nets and let them catch their limit of magnetic fish.  Klive gave up on the pole pretty quickly and just used his net.

 The kids got to toss a line into the good ol' fish pond for prizes.  Kolby threw a few tricks into the mix - June was appalled when she caught Dad's flip-flop instead of a treat.  Klive was shaking with glee when he reeled in some of his favorites - fishy fruit nacks.

 We channeled our very own fish market and challenged the fam to a water balloon fish toss.  It was tough to say who won, because I think everyone ended up wet.

Here's Klive's fishy cup cakes and pretzel fishing poles.  When we sang to him, he was so excited, he had to poke his finger in every cupcake.

 

 True to Klive form, he licked all the frosting off the top and discarded the cake.

 Present time!  He got a new potty seat, a car race track, a fishing game, a tractor, a monster truck tent, mini marshmallows, some new books, a bike, guns, and tools.

 But it's not a party until you end up naked and face-down in the dirt crying.  Happy birthday big boy!

 

It was a magical day followed by an equally magical night, all tucked in with Skippy-Jon-Jones and his new greatest treasure - his beloved chain saw.