Gotta Love Having a Winter Birthday

Happy Birthday Christian! 

The Big Five

You've come a long way . . . 

Yesterday (birthday eve) at Pre-K was "Snow Day" - all that was needed were some mittens as it was a beautifully 75 degree warm day - an interesting way to play in the snow. 

Christian brought a platter of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and pencils to share with his class for his birthday.  The kids loved them, and so did he.  He loved his crown his teacher Ms. Pat made and he loved his class singing to him.   That night, mom and dad took him out on a date for dinner then a treat at Treat Sweets.

The birthday fairy came to visit in the stealth of night filling his room with blue and white balloons.  He was so excited!  (as were his siblings).   He requested blintzes for his birthday breakfast, so we had that, waffles, and oranges.

Then . . . he got to find his first present . . . 

A Big Wheel "Motorcycle" is what he calls it.  I think daddy was more excited that Christian wanted a Big Wheel - he couldn't wait to put it together and we laughed at the memories we both shared of riding our Big Wheels when we were kids - even turning them over to play "ice cream."  Too bad they no longer are made with that rear hand brake. 

This is 8:30 in the morning . . . we all got the bikes out and had fun on our cul-de-sac.  I hope none of our neighbors were trying to sleep in.

After our bike-riding fun, we ran up to the park and played for a bit.  Then we came home to this:

 A water slide in our front yard!!!!!   We called his friends Harrison and Sam to come over and join in the fun.  Our neighbor Monroe came, too, then cousins Spencer, Melanie and Chelsea.

Although it was a beautifully warm day, it got pretty frigid in the water.  We hooked the hose up to the water heater so it wasn't freezing water coming out, but by the late afternoon and the cool breeze, it was downright cold.  

Lisa will have to send me her pictures, but John and I actually got on the slide, too.  It was fun until I hit the bottom (and mine) too hard coming down one of the times. 

He opened another present in the afternoon.  This was a basketball from Ashlyn.

We had a total of 10 kids over for an impromptu birthday party enjoying the water slide.  It was so much fun!

Then we went to Lamppost Pizza Parlor for dinner.  Lisa's family joined in for some birthday fun with the cousins.

Afterwards we came back home for dessert and more presents.  I think he had a fun 5-year old birthday!  

I, however, am a wee bit sad that I will never have a little four-year-old boy of my own again.  Christian is such a sweet and fun and smart kid.  He's my little boyfriend.   I joked with him that he wasn't allowed to turn five, because then he'll be 6, and 7, then 16, then on mission and grown and gone!  He looked at me and said, 

"It's OK mommy, I'll always be your baby."  

My little guy.