Happy Birthday Nathan!
Trying out his new bike
Last week, the day Grandma and Grandpa arrived in fact, Nathan celebrated his fifth birthday! To say he was excited would be quite the understatement. He is, after all, five.
The day was a pretty quiet one, starting off with cinnamon rolls with dad for breakfast and playing with Emily and Joshua most of the morning. We had Chick-fil-A for lunch (his request), followed by naptime, then off to meet Grandma and Grandpa. Their favorite restaurant is Mike’s Farm out past the airport, so we had dinner there. Then, it was home for cupcakes and presents.
He got some fun presents including more Trio blocks, a few super heroes, and a Playmobil dragon and knight. His big present was a bit of an almost mean trick. He had asked for a bike, and we wanted to be able to go pick it out the day after his birthday. So in order for him to have something to open up the night of his birthday, I found a little toy bike and wrapped that. He was mad when he opened it up. But he quickly settled down when we told him the plan for the next day.
Five is a big age, since he’ll be starting kindergarten in the fall. Most of me is thrilled – someone is going to be out of the house for the majority of the day! And then on Emily’s preschool mornings, only Joshua will be home. Hallelujah! But part of me will miss having him around during the day. He’s excited, though.
We still haven’t figured out when or if he’ll have a birthday party with his friends. And given the rainy weather we’ve been having of late, he hasn’t had much of a chance to ride his new bike. But all in all, it was a successful, happy birthday. Happy birthday, Nathan!
Has your little one had a birthday recently? What did you do to celebrate?
