Alex is such a funny kid, it may be that all 6 and 7 year old boys are like this, but I don't know for sure, so I just chalk it up as "funny". He got so excited about his birthday, as soon as Christmas was over, he started thinking about his birthday party (his birthday is January 15th). Notice I don't say "birthday", because it's not even a birthday unless it comes with a corresponding party, see last year. So from December 26th on, he was planning the upcoming party. He had all sorts of ideas and he told me of his plans constantly. I have admitted in the past that I am not always an exemplary mother and this is one more illustration of why: I finally had to lay down the law and tell him he was not allowed to talk about his birthday until January (that still gave him two weeks to make his plans) and he could write down his ideas until then!
Well, January came quicker than I thought it would, and he had plans for everything! His Gillen grandparents were in town a week before his birthday, and they let him shop with them to pick out his present! He was so excited! More Legos! He spends hours putting them together and then break them apart, so can challenge himself to put them together again without using any instructions.
His plans didn't end there: he has very specific ideas about what the party was going to be like and whom he was inviting, including many of his best girl friends ("they are girls and they are friends, girl-friends")...he even told kids at school about all the things we were going to do, (building forts, making swords, etc, etc) which, by the way, we didn't do, and all the presents he was getting...Funny.
Luckily things still worked out well: the kids made "sweet" paper airplanes and had prizes for various categories during the ultimate match off, Ben and Ashlyn made the cake mostly with candy, he got the coveted Lego Batman game he wanted along with another webkinz, and his friends gave him many great toys including lots of bakugans so he can "battle."
I love having "the boy" in our family. He has to put up with lots of barbies, dolls, strollers, ribbons and bows and he even has to sit through dance recitals! We've gotten to watch him play baseball, soccer, basketball, football, wrestling and know there are more to come! He plays the piano, he roller blades, and still shadow fights on the trampoline, he is wonderful! He is good at figuring out many things on his own yet he is always willing to let us teach him more! Happy (late) Birthday Alex!
2 comments:
Those planning skills will get Alex far in life! Loved the B-day cake. Best idea letting them make their own.
i almost didn't recognize him--he's so grown up! darling pictures of all the kids, fun parties.
ok, silly sidenote--i love your paint color, i didn't really like blue in the past, but i've come to really love it---i need to come see in person!
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