On his real birthday, we all woke up pretty early. In years past, we've made him wait for Kevin to get off work to open gifts. This year, we were all up and just let him open them all before school. He really wanted a Ripstik, a science kit, and money to save for an iPad mini. Well, he got that and more! Our extended family is always so generous to him and he got books (loves Magic Treehouse books right now), money for his iPad, science kits and we also got him a Rainbow Loom and Ripstik. He has wanted an Under Armour shirt for a long time, so that happened to be a favorite gift as well!
It has become a tradition for me to bring Chick-Fil-A up to the school for his lunch. I always feel bad for the kids around us, because school lunch pales in comparison! This year, the Little Man and The Middle One came too!
At the end of lunch, the entire cafeteria yelled, "Happy Birthday" to him. They still make it fun to be at school on your birthday.
His birthday fell on the same night as Awanas. He didn't want to go, but since we'd done our gifts earlier that day and he'd studied and memorized, he went after all. After he got home, we sang and celebrated with his Bronco cupcakes and then he (full of sugar and hyper) tried to fall asleep!
These are the bracelets they are making with the Rainbow Loom. Since then, they've watched countless videos on YouTube and learned all different designs. It keeps them away from too much screen-time, so I am happy they have found a fun little hobby. They give them away to friends at school all the time- even made a bunch to give to kids affected by the recent flooding nearby. They remind me of the old friendship bracelets we used to make with thread and knots and braids- but these are so much faster and a lot of fun!
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