Yesterday we celebrated Ranger’s 14th birthday! FOURTEEN!!! Didn’t he just turn seven?!? They are sure growing up fast, but I am really enjoying this new season of family life with teens. Our older boys are turning into such amazing young men!
I asked our oldest son if he had any suggestions for Thor… He replied, “Ummmm, Pop-Tarts?” Great idea! We don’t usually buy Pop-Tarts (when I buy toaster pastries I opt for the Nature’s Path or Trader Joe’s brands) but we went with official Pop-Tarts for the birthday boy. Sean picked out the S’mores flavor and it was a hit. The birthday boy found the box on the kitchen counter in the morning along with a quote from the movie. Even though the “entire box” was for him, he still shared some of them with his siblings!
I decided to put together a snack and popcorn bar for our movie night, incorporating popcorn add-ins for each of the various Avengers!
Black Widow Bites: Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Flavor
A google image search provides tons of inspiration for Avengers themed party foods! I decided, for our teen’s birthday, to go with pizza.
I picked up six frozen cheese pizzas, a package of pepperoni, and some veggies Saturday night and they came together quick and easy on Sunday afternoon! The birthday boy was so surprised when he arrived home from getting his coffee to see them all assembled. I did have some help!
Captain America’s Shield Pizza: Pepperoni and Star Shaped Slice of Cheese
Thor’s Hammer Pizza: Red & Yellow Frozen Peppers and three slices of Turkey Lunch Meat (Canadian Bacon would have probably worked better, but we had this in the fridge and the kids loved it!)
Incredible Hulk Pizza: Lots of Green Veggies (we used broccoli, green pepper, green onions, asparagus, and sliced brussels sprouts)
Black Widow Pizza: Sliced Black Olives and a slice from the end of a vine ripened tomato
Iron Man Pizza: Pepperoni, extra cheddar cheese, two slices of mushrooms
I was going to grab some “Java Thunder” ice cream, since Thor (that hammer-wielding god associated with thunder) liked coffee so much, but the store was out so we went with “Chocolate Brownie Thunder” instead.
Homemade cards and book markers from his siblings, a card/gift from Sean’s parents, a gift certificate for an hour long golf lesson from my parents, a new track jacket (Costco has a great deal on these – Captain has the Dark Gray and we got Ranger the Gray), the complete trilogy of The Hobbit (Extended Edition), and lots of LEGO… He was pretty excited!
I had purchased The Louvre last Thanksgiving during a Barnes & Noble sale and ended up not needing it for Christmas. Ranger loves the Architecture series and this will be another great addition to his collection.
Ranger’s last gift was an even bigger surprise. It was another amazing deal I found last year, this one from Amazon, for a “like new but damaged box” LEGO Tower of Orthanac! He now has plenty of bricks to keep him busy for a long time at least another week or so… maybe a little longer due to the boy’s full high school and hockey schedule! Now if I could just find a great deal on some gray roof tiles for that cathedral…. 😉
Love Chiquita's little drawings! Did you eat the olives pizza? That's a lot of olives 🙂
You really know how to put on a party! What a wonderful day he must've had.
God bless Ranger!
2016-02-09 09:14:27
Thank you, Sharyn!
Yes! Well, actually, I didn't eat any of it, but the kids did and it was surprisingly one of the favorites! It was the first one to disappear. Our kids really love black olives. 🙂 We ended up having some leftovers from the Hulk, Iron Man, Avengers logo, and the Thor (mainly the pepper handle) pizzas – 4 of the 6 pizzas were enough for dinner with salad on the side – but it all got eaten for Monday's lunch.
Awww…Happy birthday! He is growing up so fast. Awesome party ideas!
2016-02-09 14:10:08
Thanks, Melanie! He really is growing up fast! 🙂
Amazing! Happy Birthday!
2016-02-09 15:03:41
What a wonderful birthday party! I'm always amazed with the cakes and food that you come up with for your children's birthdays! They'll have great memories of them life-long!
2016-02-09 15:35:37
Happy happy birthday!! We are half way across the country and have never met you but you should know you've been an inspiration as we raise our son!! God bless you with endless happy memories with your family and friends!! God smile on you in every way! You are a remarkable fella!
2016-02-09 19:38:52
My 15-year-old daughter is an Avenger's fan. She thought this themed party was fantastic. I love the fun but easy ideas. I think this may just be what she will want for her "sweet 16"!!
2016-02-10 01:36:57
Happy birthday to Ranger, and great job to you, Jessica! I can see my boys loving these Avenger-themed ideas. God bless!
2016-02-10 06:03:52
Such a great idea! I think my son would love it! Can I ask how you did make the cake and the hammer?
2016-02-10 19:38:15
Thank you, Resa! I haven't had much free time this past week, but as soon as I get a chance I'll post the details and some pictures I took while making the cake. 🙂
Here you go: http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2016/02/thors-h…
Wow, mom! You really went all out! This party looks like so much fun; I wish I were there celebrating with you all! 🙂
2016-02-13 19:37:15