Birthday Celebrations Begin

The Little Guy is turning 5 on Monday! I know it is a common parental refrain but it bears repeating here, "I can not believe he has grown up so quickly!" I'll gush more about him on his birthday but I wanted to share a quick update and some pictures from the first of his birthday celebrations.

My Dad and his wife were here this past weekend to visit and they wanted to throw a little party for the Birthday Boy. He got his choice of dinner - Pei Wei - and then we came home to have cake and open presents.
This is what they got him . . . .
Of course it wasn't put together when he got it . . . it was in 500+ pieces! The Little Guy is moving up to the little Legos and this was his first prize! It only took him and JP one short evening and some time the next day to complete it. Look at the detail . . . can you see the little "Bob" in the cab and the control stick? The detail on this thing is crazy!

Yesterday he had his "Circle of Life" celebration at school which is what they call birthdays. Parents are supposed to bring pictures from each year of their life and share brief stories while the child walks around a candle. The candle represents the sun and they make one revolution for each year. The children then share a small snack. Yesterday they combined 5 of the children whose birthdays fall close together.

Tomorrow we are hosting his birthday party at a neighborhood park. It will be a Fire Truck theme including a Fire Truck pinata, Fire Truck cake, and Fire Chief badges. Our friend is a firefighter and he got us some fun stuff like hats and pencils to pass out. Unfortunately I have no clue how many children are coming since NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPT OF RSVP!