I live for my kids' birthdays. I get such joy out of making everything just the way they prefer it. I strategically wrap each gift, so it looks like a lot more. I make sure to use wrapping paper and gift bags that would make him happy. I set everything out in just the right spot once the kids are both asleep the night before their birthday. The birthday banner must be hung. We have birthday cake for breakfast. Every little detail must be catered around them. It means more to me than the kids to make it all just right, but I do it anyway!
So let's start with the night before C's b'day. C was so excited for his birthday that he had a hard time settling to sleep. I kept fearing he'd come sneaking down the stairs & see me laying all his presents out, so I waited and waited until I knew he was sound asleep. Noah's been sleeping through the night for a while now, but for some reason he kept waking every 20 mins after I put C to bed now. I went into his room to settle him to sleep the first time. Shortly after, Noah was awake again. I watched him on the monitor for a few minutes and then realized...
oh my gosh, Noah's sneakers are still on his feet...
I was so focused on getting the boys to bed that I completely overlooked the fact that after we came in from outside (I slip Noah's sneakers over his footie jammies if we play outside after bath, but before bed), I never took his shoes off. His shoes kept getting in the way of him laying in his bed comfortably! Once I went in, took his shoes off, he settled to sleep for the night! Poor kid!
Around 6am, Connor snuck into my bed & whispered to me as I lay there blurry eyed & half dead, "I have an idea, Mom. When I open my Ninja Turtle gifts, I can cross them off my Ninja Turtle flyer, so I can keep track of what I get. Is that a great idea?!"
No matter how big he gets, his excitement never fades. I love it!
We layed in bed for about 20 minutes together, before Noah woke for the day. We decided it was okay to get up for the day & go check out his b'day goodies.
All gifts from us were opened by 6:45am, cake was eaten for breakfast, and Mario Kart was being played! Noah enjoyed the balloons everywhere and C was in Heaven.
We took C to school, decked out in his Ninja Turtle hoodie, and then headed to Target to pick up the cupcakes for C's class. It was a mad dash from there to get home, get Noah down for a nap, get myself presentable, pull Noah out of bed, head to McD's to pick up the b'day boy's Happy Meal, got to C's school, managed to juggle a wiggly 1 year old, a Happy Meal, and 24 cupcakes into the cafeteria. How cute is my birthday boy?!
(I got a kick out of the teacher's crown she made out of bulletin board border.)
It was loads of fun passing out cupcakes while Noah stuck his hand in the frosting of each one! :)
After school, the boys played together on the porch as the temperature continued to drop. It was a countdown until Matt was home from work, the pizza was there, and Nana & Papa were coming!
More gifts were opened! Lots and lots and lots of Ninja Turtle goodies! It was everything C had wished for! No kid party is complete without a toy assembly committee!
To keep the tiny monster from mixing up all the parts to assemble, Nana took the goobs on a box ride!
Singing, cupcakes, pretend play...
It was a good day!
More fun to come this weekend with C's buddies at Zoomer's!
Big, big, big thank yous to Nana, Papa, Auntie Katie, Uncle Eric, Bo-bo, Auntie Nicole, Uncle Craig, B & B, G.G. & Poppy Charlie for your kind contributions to C's b'day fun! :)
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