Isaac's Fifth Birthday Party

It took me a while to get this posted.  Isaac's fifth birthday party was a success.  The kids had fun playing Imaginext and although it seemed a bit crazy at times, I think that everyone had a good time.  Isaac loved all of his new toys.  He got a lot of Chima, Imaginext and even some Octonauts.  He enjoyed everything.  Although at the time he didn't seem too excited about the clothes, that night he wanted to wear his new pajamas and the next day he asked me to wash everything so that he could wear it.

Here are some shots from the Toy Story photo booth:

Here is a shot of the snack table with the Imaginext cupcakes (and Mackenzie in the background):

 

 Here is a shot of the birthday boy waiting to blow out his candles:

Things are going well with the puppy.  The kids and I took him to a socialization class on Tuesday and I thought he did pretty well.  He wasn't super comfortable, but he tolerated it quite well.  The only time he growled was when the trainer asked the kids and I to leave him in a room with some other puppies and he evidently went into a corner and felt trapped.  Since then we have been trying to socialize him as much as possible.  He has met a lot of the neighbors and neighbor dogs now that the weather has gotten better.  He met a 1 year old Labradoodle today, Lily, who I think is his favorite.  She has an 8 year old "sibling", Caleb as well.  Hopefully we can all hang out more.  He also got some quality time with Grandma Linda last night, when Brian and I went to a dedication for Nils at Ohio Northern. 

We all went to the park tonight and Nero did quite well there as well.  It was packed since it was the first Saturday that we have had nice weather.  Isaac ran into a friend from CDC that is about a year older than him and a head taller.  Isaac felt that he could do anything his friend could do, including the monkey bars and jumping off a large rock.  I am starting to learn more about active boys and I think I may need to do some research on the closest emergency rooms.