Come, Mommy

(I started this post last Saturday night, but only now have found the time to finish it. Enjoy!)

The big event was this afternoon, and we had a good time. During the last couple of weeks Kieran has had us a bit confused by saying he only wants Daddy, Mommy, Liam, and Casey at his birthday party. When I would suggest that we invite friends of his, he would refuse any company at all. So finally we asked him if instead of a party he would like to have a play-date with ice cream and cake. That solution was happily accepted, and so we  had our “play-date”today.

We spent the morning running errands, and by the time we got home, our birthday boy needed lunch and a nap. After lunch he napped for a bit,but soon he was up and ready for his birthday playdate!

A quick game of tackle proved quite effective in waking the sleepyheads, and they went on to play with their guests.

We had a beautiful day and pretty soon we had eight children on top of the dome, enjoying the sunshine.

The dome was a present from Gran-Gran for Liam’s birthday. Kevin put it together on a mild January weekend, but now that Spring is here it is getting a lot of use. Thank you, Gran-Gran!)

Then we came on inside to open presents – additions to his GeoTrax Town!

Liam was right there making sure that everyone knows that the GeoTrax town is a joint ownership venture between him and Kieran.

Kiri also got a bunch of his favorite paints and crayons, and my friend Lisa knit him the sweetest doggie puppet you could imagine. The doggie has been named “Squiggles”,and he lives in a shoebox doghouse made for Kiri by Lisa’s children, Isaac, and Violet.

It was a fun day….

…but all that present-opening was just too tiring for certain big dogs.

You’ll be relieved to know, I’m sure, that the mention of the phrase “Birthday Cake and Ice Cream!” somehow enabled Casey to make it to his feet again.

Kiri was SO EXCITED by his cake – “Look,Mommy! Daddy! A Fire Truck With a fire dog driver! Wowoee-kazowee!”

It was a chocolate-chip cake with vanilla butter cream frosting, and several lucky children discovered that the fire engines tires were made from chocolate doughnuts!

(No, my cake making skills have not improved that drastically – it was done by a local bakery known for fun birthday cakes.)

It was a happy day for one sweet little boy:)

Happy Birthday, Kieran, and always remember that Daddy and Mommy love you from the Earth to the stars and back again!

And thank you to my readers for sharing this big day with our family!