Yesterday the kids and I had a great time looking back at all of our family photos. It was funny to take out Megan's baby book to find it completely full and all her. Then I took out Andrew's and found his only a quarter full. I kind of got nervous wondering where all of his pictures were. I guess I did the typical 2nd child got shorted thing and never filled the book. Since when he was born we switched to digital camera his stuff is mainly all on Cd's.
All three of us were giggling as we sorted through the Cd's and looked at the kids growing up. I sometimes forget how little and cute they were. As they get bigger and take on their own personalities they change physically in their looks as well as mentally in their maturity.
We decided to let Andrew rule the day as we celebrated a bit early with Jeff home. Andrew loved being the king and getting to call the shots. We gave him several options as to what we could go out and do. He picked another round of mini golf. As our last outing wasn't exactly stellar I was a bit nervous but this was his day and his pick. It's tough to have a party since he has a summer birthday so we just do our family thing and he loves it.
Both kids did an amazing job and were super good. It was fun as we played 36 holes in beautiful weather. At one point in our games each one of us got a hole in one. I think that made Andrew's day he loved his "hole in one" hole the best except for the water feature hole. Both kids showed their maturity and how big they have really gotten on me.
After our 36 holes we headed out for an early dinner at our favorite place, Red Robin. Andrew downed 2 bowls of mac n cheese and still had room for a bday sundae. They gave him balloons and he happily shared his treat with the family after he had his fill.
Later that night we also celebrated with our own chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. This was a must for him. He asked for it several times leading up to the celebration. He made sure we all knew what he wanted. He had plenty of sugar for his celebration.
Megan also helped him with her own party celebration. She made up several party games for them to do to make him feel special. Pin the tail on the cat was their favorite but they also tried limbo, hide n seek, and laser tag. She really wanted to put her own spin on his day and he was happy to let her. We had a great time celebrating his birthday and he loved being in charge. I think he has felt like a king for several days now. Since today is his actual birthday we've already had his special hot chocolate and we are planning lunch now. I love to see how far we've come and what a special little guy he is. I'm so blessed to have him in our family. I can't wait to see what we do next year.
2 comments:
to this day, andrew is still the CUTEST little boy i have ever seen.
Ahh, Thanks Robin!! As him Mom I totally agree :}
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