Birthday Boys

Where does the time go??? I just knew that when I started this blog, I would just ramble on and on everyday about what goes on here in our little lives. I guess I was being overly optimistic. I can't seem to write anything about us, but I sure do enjoy reading about everyone else!

So far this year we have had two birthdays. Jaxon turned 6 and Meckie turned 4. Jaxon had a family party at Chuck E Cheese and then a friend party at the park. He totally loved having his friends come and jump in his castle and race on their scooters through the park and over the hills. He had lots of friends there, both new and old, and he was having a grand time, until....he fell off of the bench backwards and slammed his head into the concrete. Wow! He had the biggest goose-egg with lots of screams and tears and thus, the party ended. We came really close to taking him to the ER, but all turned out okay and he has fully recovered.

A couple of weeks later Meckie had his MUCH anticipated party at Gattiland. We kept it kind of low key since he is learning how this party stuff works, and he loved every minute of it. I have started a new tradition of taking the birthday kid to the store to pick out all of their partyware and making a really big deal of the whole process. We always go all out with the decorations and such, and Meckie was very excited. I have always made the kids' birthday cakes, and take a lot of pride in the fact that they have always loved and appreciated them. When asked what kind of cake he wanted me to make, he immediately informed me that he wanted to pick one from the store! He chose Micky Mouse Clubhouse as his theme and he had the best time loading the buggy full of all things Mickey. We took him to a special lunch for his birthday and then to Gattiland for his party. After we came back home and unloaded all of his loot, he asked how many sleeps until his next birthday. It certainly doesn't take long to learn how it works!