It has been birthday madness at our house for what feels
like about a month. Around Labor Day,
Ben and Mom started making the guest list and ordering supplies. This is a whole new ballgame in elementary
school. We chose to invite all of the
boys in class so we could send invitations in school. Shortly after we got emails for all of the
parents and were able to follow up that way as invitations seem to get eaten by
backpacks. Ben was so excited to
celebrate with new and old friends.
First we started celebrating with family. On Mom’s birthday, Mom and Ben got to
celebrate at Papa’s place. We shared
donuts with family and opened presents.
There is a new recreational area on the grounds so we enjoyed some
putting and tennis after our celebration.
We’ll definitely be coming back to play again during our visits!
School was closed for a day between Mom and Ben’s birthdays
so Mom and Ben took off together and enjoyed a day of fun. We started with lots of Wii play. Then we met some friends at mini golf. We headed to lunch after that and then home
to “rest”. Resting lasted about 5
minutes, so we turned on a movie that Mom had been saving away. Mary Poppins was Mom’s favorite movie in
kindergarten and now it was time to see if Ben enjoyed it as well. He really did, but Mom forgot that the movie is
2.5 hours long. . . almost two hours in, Ben politely asked if he could go outside
for a little bit as he was tired of TV time.
That was a welcome surprise and we enjoyed a walk and some Italian
ice. What a fun day! Hopefully a professional day for school will
fall near the birthdays every year!
On Ben’s actual birthday, he woke up not feeling 100%. He convinced Dad that he needed to stay
home. They took his birthday treats to
school as it was his week to supply snacks for the class and we had planned to
take birthday donuts on that day. After
being home a couple of hours, it seemed that Ben was itching to get back to
school. Allergies had just got him down,
but he was starting to feel better. He
was able to make it for the second half of the day and was greeted by some wild
birthday hugs from friends. They all
made birthday crowns that afternoon and the other kids put theirs away for
their birthdays and Ben got to wear his and bring it home. They enjoyed the donuts and sang to Ben. He felt like a king! We had planned to go to the fair that night,
but with his allergies and the cloudy weather we opted for indoor fun. We ended up at Andy B’s to play the arcade
games. Both kids had plenty that they
enjoyed and could do. It was really fun
and we’ll definitely be back. We ended
up with some prizes and then headed out for birthday dinner. After offering Ben to eat at any restaurant
in all of Tulsa, he chose Subway! He was
the birthday boy so we obliged.
Ben’s friend party was the following Saturday at Soccer
City. We had several friends that
couldn’t come because they were playing at outdoor soccer games, but still had
plenty of friends that could come. Our
coach played lots of games with the kids and they ran that field for an
hour. They were beat! They had the best time though and Ben was so
pleased. We headed to a party area for
cake and presents and Ben was spoiled yet again. We are beyond blessed! We enjoyed Lego Star Wars cupcakes and the
kids wore Yoda party hats. It seemed to
be a hit and everyone left happy and tired.
We headed home with all of the grandparents to “relax” and enjoy some
dinner together. Ben tried to open and
build every toy he got but then got tired and actually took a break. Whew!
What a day!
Who knew this is what life with a 6 year old would be
like? It is pretty great! We’ve all come a long way in these 6 years
and we are soaking up this time of change, new experiences and growth. We are off to a great start at elementary
school, making friends and signing up for activities. We are so blessed!
