Jackson's Science Party

We celebrated Jackson's sixth birthday last weekend with a science party at Sci Tech.   Had a great time - invited all the boys from his class plus a few from the other Kindergarten classes that were on his basketball team.   We also asked his two best buddies from preschool - Nathan and Julia, and their brothers and sisters.   Had a great time, and it was AWESOME having someone else do all the party leading.  We just showed up with snacks and the birthday boy : )

When we first got there, I accidentally let the balloons go while we were setting up the table ... they went up to the top of the museums ceiling - like 3 stories high.  WHOOPS!   Jackson was crying, Cooper was hysterically crying.   And they were repeating ,"Oh no!!! Now we don't have any balloons!"  Ha.   Anyway, we convinced them that life would go on, and soon friends showed up and they forgot all about the balloons. 

Skittles in test tubes for favors.  

I made sugar cookies - was planning on doing just J's and 6's but Jackson asked that I make some like "those little glass things that scientists use that have bubbling stuff inside"     So, I stayed up too late the night before and made like 60 cookies.   I have this problem with making too much food.   Like everyone might need to eat 1.5 cookies and I won't have enough.   There were plenty.   More than plenty. 

Maggie spent the whole time trying to get the bow out of her hair. 

Jackson will some friends in the "hurricane simulator"   

I wish I had a picture of my mom and Cooper in there.  Hilarious.

Charlie's favorite thing was the bubbles.

The kids had alot of fun with the hands-on exhibits.

 

 After the kids played for a while, their party helpers" did some experiments with them and helped them make rockets.  

 

 Finally a picture of the birthday boy!

He was tso busy running around the whole time. 

 

Coloring rockets is serious business.  Or at least for our three boys.  The staff literally had to clean up the area around Charlie after the party was over. 

Shooting the rockets that they made. 

Headed outside for some diet coke "explosions"

The guy told Jackson to run, and he did! 

love his face here!

  

 

 How cute are the boys holding hands????  

love it.

 

 After the fun outside, we headed back in and had cupcakes and cookies and snacks.  

What a fun time!   

Can't believe he is 6 years old.  

It's so fun to think about the day he was born and how our lives were forever changed.  I'm so proud to be his mom and so excited to see what every year brings. 

Happy Birthday Jack Attack.