SPL's "Not a Box" 4th Birthday Party


15 kids and their f
TX grandparents,
, the trio, plus
,
, all joined us Sunday July 5 as we celebrated SPL turning 4 at a local park in Sunnyvale. Because SPL loves boxes and making them into all kinds of play structures and props, we had a “Not a Box” themed birthday party (ala Antoinette Portis’ fabulous book). It involved a lot of

tape,
, and
(thanks to all the parents who helped the creations take shape).
,
and
were made along with 
For those more into active play, we had
and they were very popular too. Cousin
even had a competition (as 7 and 10 year old boys love to do): whose would fly the furthest? Whose would fly the highest?
The party ended with a pinata,
that SPL had made and decorated with his grandma (who had flown in with grandpa for the week to celebrate), and of course 
The paparazzi also showed up
