Here he is, our big birthday boy last week! It happened to take place a day he did not have preschool, so we had a day of fun!
First, it started with him letting him choose a box of cereal - Lucky Charms. We took brother to school and then headed to a park of his choosing - unfortunately Arizona has decided it is time to be in the
90's and 100 degrees already so we didn't stay too long. But, that was alright as we played some at home and before we knew it, it was time to pickup brother at school! (Shhh...I let big bro skip out early so he could join us in birthday fun). We had lunch together with Nana, Pap Pap and Aunt Kristen.
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| Picked this place purposely for dessert - one of Aaron's favorites is cotton candy! |
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| To no big surprise, cars and Legos were received with glee |
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The boys had time to play with Aaron's new toys before it was time to join more family for dinner at the the birthday boy's choosing - good ol Chuck E Cheese.
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| Hot Wheels cake with the birthday dude's favorite, vanilla |
We ate pizza in all its glory, played games, had cake for a few hours...we knew again we'd have to allow more time to play with the newest toys before bed. So, that was his day! He seemed pretty happy.
Just yesterday, we used Aunt Angie's gift - it's fun to do activities than just receive presents and toys all the time I think - we got to do an animal interaction at the zoo!
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| We had a light breakfast followed by elephant related crafts, then we also got to go inside the elephants' enclosure and hide treats for them. Once we were done, they let the elephants inside so we could watch them find our goodies. Aaron also got a free carousel ride and a stuffed elephant as we left the zoo. Fun few hours in the morning before it got warm (again!) |
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The day after his birthday we celebrated in his preschool class.
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| First, he was read a birthday poem |
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| Then, some birthday prizes |
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| Lastly, some birthday treats! Two other girls were celebrating their birthday's too. |
Now, some tidbits about our newly five year old!
--If it wasn't obvious before, he is still very much into cars and art. He's so predictable :)
--He's my definite bird eater. I can't really get him to eat any huge meal, it's more snack-y. He still is my boy with the wider "palette" I guess you could say. Meaning, he'll eat a wider range of vegetables and fruit! Other than pepperoni, bacon and hot dogs, I can't get him to eat any other meat still yet.
--His favorite drinks (I should say, that I allow) are milk and some tea. The boys have especially discovered soda in the last year but...special occasions :p Not too many juice boxes either.
--He is still my Cuddle Bug. Last week he said he would forever be that way. I sure hope so. Out of the blue he will give me hugs and snuggles. He prefers for me to tuck him in bed. He'll deliver me a kiss and hug before he enters his classroom at school. I'm taking it all in since I won't have him with me a majority of days starting the next school year :(
--And speaking of which, he'll be in Kindergarten next year when we begin the end of July! Which means in our district he will go all day just like big brother, from 8:35am- 3pm. Last week we had his Kindergarten Storytime. He's had a few instances now of starting to ease into what will go on next year.
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| Principal reading stories |
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| Working with a buddy in a kinder class |
--Still does do a good job of entertaining himself, but loves to play with brother and daddy especially. Mommy will do too if no one else is around.
--Starting to be more independent. Nathan warned him that he would need to start practicing how to dress himself, as mommy will be busy with baby brother in a few months ;)
--Still generally an outside boy. But, if inside is what we need to do he particularly enjoys going to the movie theater. He digs that whole experience!
--My left handed boy. I think that's so interesting! His teacher said he is definitely ready for kinder, that at his age/level he knows quite a bit, and that he has consistently been using his left hand to write, cut,etc.
--I would generally say both my boys are sweet and considerate.
--Aaron changes his mind on a daily basis on what his favorite color, food, anything is :) I couldn't say what his favorite show or movie is, game...other than I can officially say what his favorite toys are (above).
--To me he's just a lover of all things - playing with brother, swimming, museums, art time, we can even get his help with some baking. He's adventurous and pretty much up for anything I'd say.
Happy 5th Birthday sweet Aaron! And I hope you hold your Cuddle Bug promise!
