Last of the Birthday Festivities

Well, Drew's month long birthday celebration has come to an end today. Yes . . . Drew has been celebrating his birthday for quite sometime. This last month he has been a little excited about the fact that he is getting bigger. He has ranged in ages from 4 to 6. His favorite age is 6 though. He has been going around saying, "I'm big . . . I'm SIXTH!" His birthday is on the sixth, and we think that this is the source of his confusion. He hasn't quite grasped the older versus bigger concept. We are always telling him that if he eats his food all gone he will grow big like daddy. Well lately he keeps asking me for food, and after eating it he tells me, "I ate my food all gone! Mom, I'm big . . . I'm six!" I've tried to explain to him that it doesn't quite work that way, but he won't have it!

Today we had a little friend party for Drew, and it was a lot of fun. Even Uncle Bryce and his family were able to come! I tried to capture it the best I could. I wanted to make sure that everyone could see our amazing decorating skills. Unlike some parents who really go all out for their children's birthdays with extravagant invitations, decorations, food . . . Lamon and I felt quite proud that we brought a table cloth! And we even brought plates, napkins, drinks and cake! We forgot a knife to cut the cake . . . But how important is that really? I thought we should just all grab a fork and dig in, and I think the kids would have been with me on that . . . but Lamon managed to dish it out without a knife. He's pretty skillful. I'm pretty sure that the kids had fun even though we didn't throw an extravagant themed birthday party. Now we will have to somehow break the news gently to Drew that his birthday is really over and that he is four and not six. :)