Last Thursday (the 9th), Michael turned 5! I can't even believe it. 4 to 5 seems like a really big jump. 5 means kindergarten and all kinds of things. I just can't believe it.
We started off the morning with presents:
He's been wanting construction cones for a while now, so he was pretty excited about these.
We had a crazy busy day. We adopted Lea's tradition of having a special birthday date with just Mom and Dad for the birthday kid. Since I was going to be watching Lea's kids for weekend, we had to pack everything into this one day. We made it work though, and had a wonderful day. I made his cake first thing in the morning, and had a last minute decorating idea. Then, Eva came over and brought Michael his birthday present--a build-a-fort kit. We also had a contractor come to give us an estimate on doing the dry wall in two of our rooms downstairs. Michael wanted me to help him build the fort, and I got really stressed about making everything work. But, as Brian reminded me, the important thing was that Michael had a good birthday. So errands got pushed back and I worried about not having enough time to take him on his date AND have ice cream and cake with his sister. But, it all came together, and Michael had a great birthday. I helped him with his fort and he played in it for hours while I ran my quick errands. Sam watched Rachel so we could have our special date: a trip to the Museum of Natural Curiosity. It was Brian's first time going, and we had a blast!
We even went in places none of us have ever been (we love this museum!) They have this tunnel that is pitch black that you crawl through. It's a sensory thing with funky things to feel while you crawl through, and they must have special cameras that can see in the dark because you can watch everyone go through. So, I took pictures of the monitors. Here's Michael and Brian going through:
Climbing behind the giant monkey in the Rainforest:
Flying a plane doomed to crash into the jungle:
Falling through the elastic tower:
When we got home, we checked the mail to see if there was a package from Grandma and Grandpa, and there was!
He opened it first thing when we got home. He got clothes and a Finn McMissile bath toy. He was so bummed he couldn't take a bath and play with it (a no-no, thanks to the stitches), but that didn't stop him from filling up the tub and making the most out of the situation. Then, we had cake and ice cream:
Props are my favorite things when it comes to decorating cakes, because I'm not very good at the fancy stuff.
We told him to make a wish and blow out his candle. He was confused by that. Apparently we didn't tell him that birthday candles grant wishes.
We all enjoyed the cupcakes/cake.
Some of us more than others:
I can't imagine my life without our Michael. I'm so glad that he came bounding into our lives five years ago. It's been quite the adventure, and we wouldn't change a thing about it. We're so blessed that we get to be his parents. Happy Birthday, our sweet, sweet boy! We love you so much!
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