The boys have been anticipating this day for a long time. It's their birthday!! Last night Colin was sitting at the dinner table waiting for the rest of us to get there. To himself he quietly muttered, "Tomorrow is going to be a special day. Everyone is going to celebrate me." And celebrate we did.
Today Seth is 6 and Colin is 4. We enjoyed a small family party tonight and will attend a baseball game tomorrow.
I was talking with the boys this morning and asked what they'd like to do now that they are six and four. We decided that Seth would have six goals and Colin would have four.
Colin's goals for his fourth year of life -
1. Say yes more often (I might have influenced this goal a bit...the rest were his idea)
2. Be kind
3. Get better at riding his bike
4. Learn to tie his shoes
Seth's goals for his sixth year of life -
1. Be a better reader
2. Read a book to Colin
3. Play a sport
4. Swim in the deep end of the pool
5. Be kind to others
6. Listen and follow directions
The boys got to choose what they wanted for dinner. They initially requested "just cake" but after further instruction from mommy they decided on hamburgers AND hotdogs. Halfway through dinner, Colin looks around the table, glanced up at the balloon streamers above his head and said, "This is quite a party." I think that means he felt sufficiently celebrated.
Happy Birthday boys! We love you!
For a look back see here and here.
Today Seth is 6 and Colin is 4. We enjoyed a small family party tonight and will attend a baseball game tomorrow.
I was talking with the boys this morning and asked what they'd like to do now that they are six and four. We decided that Seth would have six goals and Colin would have four.
Colin's goals for his fourth year of life -
1. Say yes more often (I might have influenced this goal a bit...the rest were his idea)
2. Be kind
3. Get better at riding his bike
4. Learn to tie his shoes
Seth's goals for his sixth year of life -
1. Be a better reader
2. Read a book to Colin
3. Play a sport
4. Swim in the deep end of the pool
5. Be kind to others
6. Listen and follow directions
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| Blowing out the Candles |
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| Colin loves books! We paused during the unwrapping of presents to read the book he got from Aunt Kelly. |
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| Dancing to the music provided by their new racing cars |
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| Thanks Uncle Heath and Aunt Janel! The boys are excited to go shopping. |
The boys got to choose what they wanted for dinner. They initially requested "just cake" but after further instruction from mommy they decided on hamburgers AND hotdogs. Halfway through dinner, Colin looks around the table, glanced up at the balloon streamers above his head and said, "This is quite a party." I think that means he felt sufficiently celebrated.
Happy Birthday boys! We love you!
For a look back see here and here.
