Kevin's Cool Dinosaur Party

Kevin's birthday party was tailor-made for Leia, . . . the theme? Dinosaurs! It began with Kevin handing out some beautiful homemade Easter lilies, followed by some fun puzzles (that were perfect for Annie, by the way). The first part of the presentation showed the actual size of a Tyrannosaurus Rex mouth which was the exact size of the birthday boy! Next there was a fun dino-rainbow scratch-off activity before the girls excavated their own fossilized dinosaur eggs which they presently used their paleontology skills to pick and brush the fossilized egg away to reveal the dinosaur inside. Then it was time to meet some real relatives of the dinosaurs: the reptiles. Leia even got to touch some hissing cockroaches and really make them hiss! The gift bags were a real hit, especially the little reusable notepad (just like the ones I used when I was a kid), and Leia and Kevin spent a long time drawing on theirs, . . . with some really spiffy results. : ) Then it was evidence again of my small-town kids when all they wanted to do was ride the escalator. : ) The only time I felt a deep sadness (in regards to Karin not being there) was when we sang Happy Birthday to Kevin and they brought out the cake. No one could make a better cake than Karin. : ( And I made sure that, by the end of the party, I gave Kevin that special hug from his Mom, . . . just like I promised Karin during the last days of her life.