call me crazy, but in the midst of a huge move, i just didn't have it in me to plan a big party. after three years of elaborate get-togethers complete with printed invitations, professional cakes, and themes (year one: fish; year two: bugs; year three: lake), i decided that this was the time to lay low.
of course, the first year i take the laid-back approach happens to be the first year that he actually cares. he's been counting down to his birthday for weeks now and bombarding me with questions about his non-existent future party. so, i had no choice but to relent a little, and invited a few of his good friends join us for ice cream at cold stone creamery last night. (all of them live within five minutes of us -- i hated to ask anyone to drive a half hour for dessert, which took less time than that to eat. we were literally in at 6:30 and out by 7:05.) no fuss, no frills. just ice cream. and really, what more could a four-year old want?
if you're more observant than i am (which is highly probable), you'll notice in the video that there are only three candles. it wasn't until we had finished singing to him that i realized my error. duh! years from now, the poor child is going to look back on pictures of this party in his scrapbook and wonder what his mother was thinking. either my math skills are getting rusty, or i'm subconsciously having a hard time accepting the fact that my firstborn baby is now four. if i'm permanently holding at 25, then can't he remain three forever?
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Happy Birthday!
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