Cruz's 13th Birthday Party

On Friday, May 26 Cruz will turn thirteen! We have a lot going on this week so we had his party a few days early.  He chose a bowling party with friends so we spent the day at Miraflores Mall in Guatemala City.

 

his party invitation

 

his friend group at 1890 Bowling in Guatemala City

 

We had a lot of fun spending the day with this group of boys!

 

Cruz with his friend Cooper

 

friends are a blessing!

 

We love the Johnson brothers!

 

One of his presents.   

He could have saved it for himself but instead he opened it and shared with all of his friends.  That made me proud!

 

Cruz and Canon

 

Stopping for a snack break.  The nachos were delicious! 

 

Pizza lunch

 

more bowling

We had 2.5 hours in total. 

 

 

Kingston, David, and Cruz

 

We had churros for dessert.  I took candles to put in them.

 

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Cruz

 

 

 

He's growing up fast!

 

Fun time with friends!!

 

After bowling, I sent the boys on a scavenger hunt in the mall. They divided into groups and had to take a selfie with the items listed. 

 

finding the letter "R"

 

Cruz's scavenger hunt group

 

movie poster photo

 

a mannequin wearing red

 

riding the escalator 

 

letter "Z"

 

the number "13"

 

Another fun birthday gift. 

He recently spent the weekend in Guatemala City with Canon and they had Tang.  He had never tried it and loved it.  They got him his own container of it for his birthday.  Look at that big smile!

 

What a fun day it was!!!

 

We are thankful that our boys have MK friends that they can do life with.  Each of these boys (and their families) are a blessing to us. 

 

Here is a video Cruz made of them bowling.

ADDED: We celebrated again on his original birthday as a family and then that evening with our seven summer students who arrived that day.  You can read about his fun day here- Cruz Turns 13!.