Today we had Janie’s 4th birthday party and it had an Octonauts theme complete with sea creatures in a tub filled with water beads and hot dogs made into little octopuses.

We had a “buncha muncha crunchy carrots”, “seaweed chips”, and “coral pieces” as well.

For the birthday cake, Janie wanted chocolate so we turned them into Captain Barnacles’ favorite drink, hot chocolate with extra marshmallows!

Peanut had a fun time hanging out with Yai and Ta. He had his own little ocean-themed play area but didn’t stay on it for very long.

Daddy made sandwiches for everyone and Janie had a small one of her own.

Peanut rode on Uncle Johnny’s shoulders for a bit and was amused by how much hair Uncle had on his head. There was plenty to hold onto up there!

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The cake was the best part of the party and Janie was very funny toward the end of the birthday song.

I guess she hasn’t quite outgrown her Daddy’s scowl yet.

All her friends thoroughly enjoyed the cake after the singing. Here’s Vivian and the very little cake she had left.

Henry gobbled up his cake in his own way and wore half the frosting on his face.

Sophie licked all the frosting off before chomping into the cake.

Cousin Alice was very dainty and took small licks of the frosting off her finger.

Janie also enjoyed the frosting the most and wore some of it on her face as well.

After cake, the kids went back outside for some more play time. This was the scene at the play dough table. Vivian and Henry had a standoff for the same chair. It was so cute to see how equally stubborn they were.

Janie and Isla also sorted the water beads by color and each of the took home their favorite color.

What a fun party! As an added bonus, Janie got a scoop of strawberry ice cream after dinner. This kid is really making the most of her 4th birthday!!