I am one excited mommy this week. My baby boy had his birthday and he is not a baby anymore. OK, maybe I am a little sad too. But he is so excited, it's a little contagious.
One cute little quirk in my son, he is a big on lists and planning. I know its weird, seeing as he only turned 6 this week, but I think he might have inherited that from me. So, each year his sister has had a celebration or party of some sort in June for her birthday, and he might have gotten jibbed as a baby...for the last couple years (since he could talk I guess) he has been naming what he whats to do for each of his birthday til he's 10.
Let me explain about this kids birthday, first. My children are 5 years apart. Before his first birthday we signed our daughter up for the local Pop Warner cheer program. One doesn't have to do with the other, right. You would think. But no. Unfortunately for my little guy, our daughter has either had cheer practice, a pep rally or a game to cheer for on his birthday. Also unfortunate for him is that I can not celebrate a birthday except for on the actual birthday. Meaning, I do not plan birthday parties or gatherings on the the weekend before or after a birthday. We celebrate on the actual day. No if, ands or buts. My excuse was always, 'Well, he doesn't know we aren't doing anything."
Obviously last year he was turning 5. That's a pretty big deal. Even though he wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese's (and normally I would be all for that because that is the easiest party planning you will ever do for your child) I just couldn't go all the way down into town one way and then head back in the other direction to get my daughter to cheer on time. Did I mention I was assistant coach on her squad, so I had to be there too? My plan was just to have him and his cousins play at the local bounce house, get pizza for everyone, leave early with my daughter then have cake just us after practice. I left him playing with his dad and cousins at the bounce house and I would see him later. It would be late night, but it was for a special reason. Worked out not too shabby, but he did say at the end of the night he wanted a party with his school friends next year at CEC. OK, baby, sure. Hmm....
Flash forward to this week, his next birthday. He has adjusted so well to his new school, made new friends...I couldn't deny him any longer. Plus, his sister hasn't started cheer yet. We are going to try another program this year, before she hopefully makes school cheer next year. Also, did you see what I did for his sister's birthday this year. Yeah, I'm gonna get in trouble in a couple years.
Sitting down with an excited almost 6 year old deciding on a party that is within reason and doable for everyone was not easy. He had lots of plans, but it ended up being his older sister who finally convinced him on on what he should do for his 6th birthday. And it had nothing to do with that fact that this was what she did for her 6th birthday.
I know, I have gotten this far and haven't even yet revealed the exciting theme yet. My lil guy had a basketball party! How perfect is that! We had signed him up for a few 9-week session of basketball for beginners. My hubby loves b-ball and is really hoping our son gets into it as much as he did. So this was kind of perfect. The local sports factory has party packages and it includes playtime, pizza and cake. Of course his cousins make up more than half the count and I felt the need to invite his whole 1st grade class, but I made it within the allotted number of kids.
The anticipation once we got the planning underway was more than this kid could handle. Everyday he was asking questions and making plans. So cute! We finally get to the day of and he could hardly count down the hours. Luckily for mommy he had school. Although I'd promise to bring his class treats. Now, this is one thing that I could never do for my daughter as her birthday is always during summer break. Hey look at that, he has something that is just his own tradition! He does have a few kids in the class with allergies, and in trying to be school-friendly and bought at the store, we decided on ice pops. His class sang to him and they were all excited for ice pops after recess.
I pick him up from the bus stop, we grab his sister and grandfather and make our way to his party. His face was priceless. Of course, we had to calm him down a couple of times, but as his friends and family kept showing up and playing with him, he just got more and more into the party. Watching him blow out his birthday candles and seeing the joy on his face was amazing. The day was about him and only him. No cheering, no football, no rushing.
To top off the night, he went to sleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Of course, not before asking if he can for sure have his 7th birthday at Check E. Cheese's? Oy vey!
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