James turns 6!

James turned 6 on Wednesday.  Since all his siblings had their birthdays over the summer, he has been waiting very patiently for months.  Finally, the big day arrived!  James is on a cowboy kick, so he asked for an outfit.  We gave him some awesome cowboy boots and a hat, which he has worn off an on all week.  When he does have it on, he looks so darling!

Since cowboy was the theme of the day, I took the boys (Ruth was in school) down to San Juan Capistrano for pony rides.  They had so much fun.  San Juan is such a beautiful historic area that has preserved the feeling of the cowboy era.  The best part was that it was 70 degrees all day long.

Okay, the Reeses peanut butter cake looks good, but turned out to be aweful!  No one would eat it!.. not even our guests!  Grandma and Grandpa Larsen were out of town, so James invited a friend of his choice, who turned out to be Brody.  Brody has an older brother, too.  All four boys wrestled and jumped on the trampoline all night.  They even gifted James with Legos.  That night James told me that it was the best birthday of his life and that he wants to do the exact same thing next year (except the cake)!