We celebrated Tuttle's upcoming 6th birthday this weekend at Imperatori Karate Studio with the boys from his kindergarten class. Tuttle is still taking about what a fantastic time he had with his buddies!
The boys took an hour long karate class with two instructors, including one of Tuttle's regular instructors, Mr. Fortunado. It was a combination of learning some specific karate kicks and punches as well as some of Tuttle's favorite games.
My camera is full of blurry action shots! I think the party kept these energetic boys occupied! :)
Grandmommy, Grandaddy, Gram, Grumps, and the other parents watched all the activity from the viewing area.
The grand finale was definitely when Mr. Armando (Tuttle's FAVORITE instructor) surprised him with the opportunity to break a board in from of all his friends. Tuttle had a chance to try this at karate camp, but he was not able to do it, so Mr. Armando was prepared with two boards for Tuttle to attempt to break. Much to everyone's surprise and amazement, Tuttle broke the board on his first try! The look on Tuttle's face was absolutely PRICELESS. He was shocked and so proud of himself. I am very glad that Grumps and Grandaddy videoed it!
We finished the party with Pokemon cupcakes and a little snack in the party room. The Pokemon craze has taken over Tuttle's life, so I made sure to decorate with as much Pokemon as possible. I even made Pokeman ball cookies for favors. Tuttle approved of my Pinterest attempt with these cookies!
Daddy and I kept telling Tuttle that he could have a party, but we were going to make him repeat "5" again. I am just not ready for how fast he is growing up although we could not be more proud of the big boy that Tuttle has become.
The party continued at the house with family and a few close friends. We let Tuttle open his presents and enjoyed Tuttle's favorite meal: Publix sub sandwiches, fruits, and chips (Cheetos were Tuttle's special treat!). We also sang "Happy Birthday" once more with an Oreo ice cream cake.
Jacob was such a trooper all day. It helped to have two grandmothers that were ready to hold a sweet baby all afternoon!
We took a quick lineup picture of the kids at our house from youngest (6 weeks) to oldest (almost 6). We missed our other friends and their kids, but most were cheering on the Dawgs at the G-Day game!
This shot captures our sassy girl. She keeps us on our toes!
It was the perfect day to celebrate our biggest boy! Happy Birthday, Tuttle!
Now let's slow down this next year. The time is just flying by!
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