Sam turned 6 years old on Friday the 13th. This one had a full moon, an especially spooky birthday 😉 Not really, he had a great day! We all got up early with him at 6:30 for bacon and eggs and waffles, and to open presents. He received his much-hyped Megatron Transformer. We also invested in a new bike, hoping to stir his interest in biking. He had been using a third-hand bike that didn’t have hand brakes or kick stand or training wheels, all things that he wanted. The pedals were also spiky, scraping his legs when he tried to brake by dragging his feet. The new bike has all these features and I hope it will make him more comfortable with riding (and it’s green!).
He said he had a great day at school, then spent all afternoon playing with his new toys. Dinner was “McDonalds Happy Meal, eating it on a blanket on the floor while I watch TV” exactly as requested. Unikitty and Team Titans Go were his viewing choices.
Saturday was his birthday party. We have 5 friends from school come to play crafts and games, themed around monsters. Amanda came over to help me assemble monster-themed treats for the kids, and I think we pulled off some great creations!
The Big Hit was the Kaiju-destruction course in the backyard. All month I have been collecting boxes, even making the rounds at the grocery store begging for discard boxes. We set these up in towers for the kids to crash while running from Godzilla. They snuck up to the Godzilla “nest” and stole a monster egg, the ran back through the towers to safety where they could smash open their eggs for candy. Once everyone had a turn, the repeated building and crashing towers until I called them in for another game. Later they went back out build enormous forts using the boxes.
Many smiles and much laughter from all the kids tell me it was a pretty good party.
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