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Jimmy got his first haircut on Friday night. At a full-service, grown-up salon at the mall. No toys, TVs, or kid-friendly chairs to sit in. We held our breath to see how he’d react.
We needn’t have worried – he acted as if he had gotten it cut at a professional salon every day of his little life!
The lollipop helped, I’m sure, as well as seeing his daddy get his hair cut a few chairs down. Ta da! All grown up! So what makes for a successful birthday party for two 5-year-old girls round these parts? Boating (complete with homemade edible necklaces by our friend Sarah and dual boarding by Ashley and Uriah)…
BBQ (here are the boys eagerly awaiting their hamburgers)… Cake (nothing homemade about this one – all praise goes to Costco!)…
A few presents (check out this fort kit made by Sarah – it’s every kid’s dream!)
And, best of all, beloved friends and family…
It was such a wonderful day! So what did two little almost-5-year-olds want for their birthday (other than princesses and mermaids, of course)? A trip to Chuck E Cheese! Jimmy and Danny were quite happy with their choice, too! The other day, I walked into a room to find Jim scolding Jimmy while the girls were standing by. Becky saw me come in and said, “Mama, your face says: ‘OK guys, let’s talk about this.’” ****** Jimmy, playing with the toy kitchen: “Me cook, Mama.” Me: “What are you cooking?” Jimmy: “Meat. Raw meat.” ****** Me, to the girls: “Time to go down and work on our workbooks!” Becky: “I can’t walk. You have to carry me.” Me: “Why?” Becky: “I can only walk downstairs if we don’t work on our workbooks and we just eat popcorn.” ******* The kids and I drove by a large tent set up in a neighbor’s yard, and I started wondering out loud what the tent would be used for. Me: “Maybe they’re using that tent for a wedding.” Susie: “Or a party.” Becky: “Or a fair.” Susie: “Or a meeting.” Jimmy: “Or…POOP!!” Then he cackled maniacally. ******* Me: “Remember guys, you can only write on paper.” Susie: “If you live in a paper house, you can write on everything.” I guess it’s only fair that Jimmy has adopted the girls’ birthday scooter, since they appropriated all his birthday toys! Look how well he does, for only one day’s practice: Sitting on a hill is great…
Sitting on a hill making funny faces is even better! We ran into some friends of ours at the library today and decided to take a group hike at a nearby park. My girls were ecstatic that not only were they going to get to spend the afternoon with their beloved friends, but they were going to get to tromp through the woods in dresses! Here are the kids midway through the hike – sweaty and loving it!
Although I’ve been there plenty of times before, my friend showed me some trails that were new to me. She even showed us where the wild raspberries were growing: The fun of the afternoon could only be expressed by twirling across an open field! Jimmy practicing blowing bubbles:
Here’s an old video of the girls demonstrating their bubble blowing techniques. They were roughly the same age as Jimmy is now (2.5 years old): We’ll see if Danny demonstrates a similar lack of bubble skills at this age – I guess it’s harder than it looks! |
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