Lots of Birthday plans

The day began with eating Batman cookies for breakfast.  Then a few photos and party toys and off to the bus stop Tom Sr. and Jr. went.  We sent Tommy with a box of the batman cookies to share and he was thrilled with the responsibility and that he could tell everyone it was his birthday.  At school he received an, "It's my Birthday" sticker and a picture book where each child in his class drew a picture of them with Tommy.  His teacher wrote him a special note and gave him a new pencil.  He received 3 balloons from us that were delivered to his class.  Then the whole family, Grandpa Francis too, met Tommy for lunch at his school.  We brought in pizza.  After school we ate a nice dinner, cake and ice cream and opened presents.  Wow he was on a high from all the excitement all day.  It is great to be 6!

Tommy's Peanut free table is where he and his friend Blake sit.  Blake joined us with the pizza we brought in for lunch.

Tommy's Lego Hero Figures

Tommy is now sleeping with his Lego Hero action figures.  Tommy requested that he got a piece of Robin's eye from the cake.  Tom got a piece of the hair, Grandpa got a piece of the red shirt, Allie and Sammie got a piece of Robin's cheeks and I was the boring traditionalist and took a piece from the side of the cake.  Poor Robin, he looks like somenone shot holes through him.

Tommy turns 6!

Tommy turns 6 tomorrow and he had some specific ideas in his mind on how things should go. He announced just before dinner that everyone needed to wake up before him and then we should all together wake him up and yell, "Happy Birthday." He told us he loves surprises so this is why he wants us to wake him up in the morning. :) Tommy also wanted Batman cupcakes for school and a Robin Birthday cake. Well the school frowns upon cupcakes but they do allow cookies so he was ok with that since we looked on line together and found some examples to follow. I won't say that I have talent in these areas however I think that you can determine that the cookies are Batman and the cake is Robin. Possibly the colors give it away and not so much my artistic talent. Sammie has now begun to think about what she wants for her birthday that is 6 months from now. Allie just chanted "Cake" all day since she observed it sitting on the counter all afternoon. Our plan for Tommy's birthday is to surprise him in the morning with a Happy Birthday wake up song, then allow him to eat his birthday cookies for breakfast, and open one present. Then at school he will get balloons delivered (a surprise) and the whole family including Grandpa Francis will meet him at school for lunch (another surprise.) Then in the evening, dinner, cake and presents. He should have a good day, I know he is very excited and I am so excited for him. Happy 6 years old Tommy, we love you!

Summer Silliness

We have had a lot of fun over the summer however we have not always captured it with photos. Here are a few fun times we were having around the house just being silly.

Tommy's First Day

Tommy is now in Kindergarten and is gone from 7:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week. I thought I was going to be sad watching him go off to school however he was so proud to do this adventure I could do nothing but be thrilled for him. He was all smiles all morning, afternoon and evening. He had a great day and after two days of school he told me his favorite part is riding the bus. On the first day he met a friend, Lauren who walked him to his class, she is in the first grade. In class he sits next to Olivia, 'Livi" and across from Kate. He sits at the peanut free table at lunch with his peanut allergy friend Blake and gets to play during recess with his buddy Colin. He was the 'Line Leader' already at school bringing everyone to the restroom where he bumped his elbow on the wall and put cream on it at night to be sure it healed correctly. He painted a picture with his name on it, a few bats and some ships. He is excited to go back to school so that he can use his new school supplies. His glue did not work however his teacher gave him hers to keep. On the bus Tommy sits next to a girl, Emily who is in the first grade. He sits right behind the bus driver. The teachers pray to start class and in class and at lunch but the students don't pray. This is all the information I have obtained from Tommy about his first two days of school. We are extremely proud of Tommy and I am just so happy for him! We love you Tommy!

Hats

My kids love hats, espically Allie. Allie will place just about anything around her head including the clothes of her siblings so that she can taunt them. Allie also loves shoes so if you ever visit don't be surprised if you catch her trying on your shoes. A few cute hat photos:

Hats

Hats