June 8, 2008
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Caleb Turns 9 Years Old! (June 3rd)
The morning started out like this after receiving a package from "Mini" his Grandmother. I didn't think I was going to get him to do anything else for the day! lol You see Mini was a third grade teacher so she has all these great books hidden away at her house. Caleb recently has been into Robin Hood and that time period. (I have more pics to show you of his Robin Hood obsession later.) Anyway, Caleb started screaming out of excitement when he opened this present from his Mini!! This is pretty much all we saw for quite some time when he dived into the book. He is already analyzing the difference from the movie and the book.
He even dared to give me the "one second" finger when I called his name! Good thing it was his birthday because he normally would not have gotten away with that!
Siblings lovin' on the birthday boy! The balloons at the top are hanging off my chandelier.
There is a story here... On Jared's b-day, only three days beforehand, we were getting ready to go out the door when I realized Caleb had sweatpants on that had a tiny hole in the knee. Obviously, I had to tell him to please go change into something nicer before going out in public. He obeyed respectfully, but then asked if on his birthday if he could wear sweatpants all day. I told him yes, but not one's with a hole in the knee. This kid hates denim jeans or any pants that feel cold. I guess sweatpants feel better and are never cold when you put them on according to Caleb. Can we say sensory integration issues still? So. Back to his birthday and this picture.... He wore is absolute favorite sweatpants which happen to be camo. Papa had found the camo wrapping paper on one of his excursions. Caleb immediately noticing the camo paper throws his leg up and says, "LOOK MAMA! The wrapping paper and my pants match!" Simple things make Caleb happy that is for sure!
Birthday Dinner Time! Caleb picked tacos. As you can see he is making his own here.
Is there a tortilla under all of that?!
Papa and Caleb enjoyed a blue corn shell for their second round.
Caleb proudly displays his cards!
The first reaction of his favorite gift from Mama and Papa. (Ignore the snowman blanket over our loveseat. We are trying to think cold in the heat wave. j/k We all just like the fleece to cuddle with during movies. Guess I need to get some fleece lap blankets with a different seasonal theme!)
Caleb got real excited telling us all about what he loved about the gift, Lego Creator Stegosaurus. It actually creates three huge dinos -Stego, T-Rex and Pterodactyl. His favorite part...the eyes all glow red!
Still beaming!
Time to blow the candles out! I love his round little cheeks! This was a tricky cake to make interesting for the candle time. Caleb wanted a ginger bread cake with whip cream for his birthday dessert. Seeing that it's the most yummy warm and we couldn't put cream on it and have it last I had to come up with a quick way to decorate. I just grabbed the frosting candy decorations to plop on top and used my stone wear as I knew Caleb would think it was very earthy and dino like. He loved it!! Again, I love how simple things really do make Caleb happy.
Here's the whip cream and the three candies he picked --one balloon,
one swirly and the letter T. Not sure why that letter? T-Rex maybe? lol
Caleb told me, after seeing his birthday pics, that I had to put this one on my blog because he liked that it was of him and me together. Aw!
Comments (9)
Two fantastic birthdays in one week's time. Don't know how you do it. I'm so glad that Caleb enjoyed his special day so much. Great pics!
happy bday! I always love your posts---the pics are so sweet and I can see that you all are such a happy family!
That's great. Happy Birthday to Caleb! So cool that we share the same day.
Sounds like a really special day! Being a teacher, I can tell you it's encouraging to see a kid who loves to read, especially in this TV and movie generation. Happy birthday Caleb!
What a sweet boy he is. Looks like so much fun. You really capture the fun of those kids in your pics.
Laura
Happy birthday to Caleb! Just think- only 4 short years and he will be a teenager!
@eaglewind -
You had to go there!!
I'm already dreading that time. Not because I will have teenagers in the house, but because their time at home is relatively so short. I will give each to the Lord though.... 
@robertrue -
Thank you for the encouragement! It means a lot to me. You are right it is very hard these days to create readers with all that is surrounding kids.
I am so out of the loop---haven't been on line much. Such a lovely post, your pictures always make me smile. Happy belated birthday! Looks like it was a wonderful day- what sweet children you have! God bless you and welcome home.