Under the sea...

... you can have a lot of fun! We had a house full of little sharks on Sunday. Finn was so excited that the day of his birthday party had finally come. We decorated the downstairs with fishing nets, dozens of blue balloons (the "water"), cut-out ocean creatures that Neil made and the like. As Finn turned 4 he was allowed to invite four friends. They all got along great despite the fact that Lily only speaks English, Justin and Jana only speak German and Finn, Kaitlyn and Rhys can speak both but prefers English.

Here's all of them:

Finn's cake:


Sand pail dessert (jello, pudding and cookie crumbs):

Playing and dancing in the "water"

The pirate ship outside was a big hit:

Here the sharks are trying to catch their prey (no hands allowed of course). Neil had the idea to make shirts for all of them with a picture of Finn's favourite ocean animals. They turned out great and everybody loved them.

When they managed to hit the dolphin they got to pick a little prize.

Snack time: gold fish!

And a few more classic games: "Eierlaufen" (we used balls, not eggs though):

... and "Sackhüpfen". Even Lily did pretty well!

And more food - giant seashell pasta and meat balls.

It was a wonderful birthday party. It is so much fun at this age - they love the little knick knacks and the games. They were so happy to win sea animal stamps, bouncy balls and ocean stickers. And thanks to Neil having so much experience with boy scout groups he really knows how to make the games fun and get everybody involved. Can't wait to do it again next year! :)