Hunter Turns 6 - Part I

Another birthday is here! Can you believe Hunter is six years old??

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This year, he asked for a military themed birthday -

He woke up to some cool signs and a custom dog-tag made just for him, and a staircase full of balloons!

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We tied each group of three balloons to a new die-cast jet! We also gave him a new set of 'military guys'

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A few of the jets were not heavy enough to hold the balloons down, but Justin and I felt that made it even COOLER!

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Hunter, with his signs and balloons, ready to start the day!

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We are not fans of crazy loud, 10-million kid birthday parties - instead, we let Hunter bring his best bud along for some birthday morning breakfast and go-karts!

We picked up Nick, and headed to Cracker Barrel for a birthday breakfast

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Justin tried to teach them that peg game that sits on all the tables

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It was a beautiful fall morning, so we let the boys sit and play checkers for a little while after we ate

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Not too far from our house, there is a place called 'Adventure Crossing'. It is right next to the highway, and Hunter spotted it the day we moved here, and has been patiently waiting for his birthday since then!

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Locked and loaded!

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I think all kids deserve to feel like this on their birthday!!

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Since we were there at 10:30am, the place was empty! Hunter and Nick had the whole place to themselves (which was a million times better than swimming through a sea of screaming children coming down off their sugar high!!) It was really relaxed, the weather was beautiful, and all of our attention was on the main man! (Our friend and neighbor had Morgan for the morning!)

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After go-karts, Hunter and Nick rode the roller coaster (again, they had it all to themselves!)

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We also took a few spins on the medium-size track with the double cars (there is a third track, and it requires a driver's license!)



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And finally, a round of mini-golf!

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The boys did great, and Justin only had to recover one wild ball! (there was lots of water, so this was a concern!)

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We capped off the morning with a sonic slushie for the ride home!

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