Happy Birthday, Nate!! (Part 2)

At 6:45 this morning, I was in the kitchen making a special birthday breakfast for Nate. All of a sudden, I hear this little voice say "FIVE!" and Nate jumps into the kitchen (nearly making me pee my pants, thanks). I was so happy to be the first one to tell my sweet boy Happy Birthday. As I'm kissing & hugging him, he pulls away and says, "Can I have my gum now?!"

(Back story: I have told him for over a year now that when he’s 5, he can chew gum. No idea why I thought 5 was an appropriate age; in fact, looking back, I wish I would have said 6 or 7. But alas, he has held me to my word and so at 6:50 am, Nate had his first piece of gum. And it didn't disappoint! I told him after school today we will have a bubble-blowing lesson and he could barely contain his excitement.)

As an added surprise, I compiled the world's largest basket of cavities gum. He had no idea what some of them were (Big League Chew, Chiclets...), but his face lit up when he saw the bubble tape. Oh my sweet boy, he's so easy to please sometimes.

We woke Daddy up for an early morning breakfast of bacon & cake batter pancakes (click here for the recipe). As we were eating, I asked Nate a few questions that I had seen on Pinterest (click here for link). I want to do this every year and add it to the kids' birthday scrapbooks.

How old are you? 4 and a half....wait, 5!!

What makes you happy? This one's easy....Mommy :)

What is your favorite animal? Tiger

What is your favorite thing to eat? Quesadillas

What is your least favorite thing to eat? Lettuce

What is your favorite thing to do? Puzzles

What is your favorite TV show? Power Rangers

What are you really good at? Math

What is your favorite movie? Ben 10

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite song? "Firecracker" by Josh Turner

Who is your best friend? Noah

What do you and your Mom do together? Crafts

What do you and your Dad do together? Wrestle

What is your favorite sport? Baseball

Where is your favorite place to go? (Abby chimed in first: "I know! McDonald's!") Yes....McDonald's

What is your favorite book? Boxcar Children

What do you want to be when you grow up? A builder

Then, at lunch today, I went to Nate's school to eat with him and have another little celebration. This time, with cookie cakes! It was fun to see him "in his element," talk to some of his new friends. and sit on the carpet and sing songs with the class. Nate was so excited to see me that he barely ate his lunch, but somehow found the appetite to wolf down his cookie cake :)

And last but not least, we had a Power Rangers-themed birthday party on Saturday (more on that later), and Nate was excited to celebrate turning 5 with lots of his family & friends. He got waaaaay too many gifts to name, but I think the legos, magic set, Incredible Hulk boxing gloves, Dark Knight costume, and Power Rangers training kit were among the favorites (for now anyways).

Happy 5th birthday to my sweet boy!