Hudson is 6!!!!!!

My first born is 6!  How did this happen?

We kind of had a celebration WEEK this time.  

On a whim, we went out to Red Robin, Hudson's choice, for his 6 year old meal out!  

He enjoyed his free sundae:).

As did Hannah:).

He got super tired while we were there so I had to tickle him to get a good pic with his mamma!

We had a small family dinner to celebrate our boy.  He got legos, legos, and legos!  Ok and some Magnatiles.  He spent days putting together this dragon set that he had asked for over a year ago.  We waited to give it to him until I  thought he was finally ready!   

Thank you Gigi & Gpa for the awesome gift!

Then on his actual birthday we were able to go into school and watch him be the special helper for the day at calendar time.

Since the treats had to be store bought, we opted for maple bars!  

Hudson was SUPER excited!

There wasn't a kid in the class who didn't eat one:).

He's 6, sniff sniff.

Once he build the dragon lego set, he was onto another.  He really does a good job at reading the directions and following them.  Plus all the patience and time he dedicated to these projects.  I was super impressed!

Then it was finally time for his party.  I opted to due it after his actual birthday because last year we did it before and he was very confused.  He kept asking for when his party was going to happen, even after it did:).  

This year Hudson wanted a karate party which was fitting since he LOVES karate.  

Here he is at the start with his cake. 

A classic karate pose!  

I heard raving reviews about the Warhorse birthday parties.  

Mr. Piper is one of his teachers in class and he was running his party as well.  That was a fun surprise!  Hudson was an honorary black belt for the day!

Then Mr. Piper and Mr. Gay gave a few instructions.

Then they lined up just like karate class.

He had them practice a stance and Hudson got to whack the noodle to make sure they had their arm in the right defensive stance.  He was going true to Hudson nature, slow, so Mr. Piper helped speed him up a bit:).

After he taught a few techniques it was time to open presents!

Mr. Piper even wrote down who brought what!  I just had to finish the thank-yous!  

It was a mamma's dream!

Then it was time for the big samurai sword!

The kindergarteners were speechless:).

Hudson got to hold the samurai sword...

to cut the cake!

This is one tough kindergartner!

They ended the class with some foam nunchuck fun.  The kids had a blast and we thoroughly enjoyed the party!  Hudson even got to keep a sword.  Don't worry, it's safely tucked away out of reach:).

I think the sword was his favorite part of the party:).  What a fun time celebrating my 6 year old.  

Hudson was so excited to have his friends there!  

Happy Birthday to one special boy who stole this mamma's heart from the beginning!

We are so blessed to have you in our lives!  Your heart, love, and compassion for others are just a few of the reasons we love you so!  You amaze us with your willingness to try new things and you've become quite the adventurous boy!  

Happy Birthday Hudson Henry Haak!  We love you more than you'll ever know!!!!