Which explains why we have nothing fun to blog about...because all of our fun stuff is packed!
The problem with moving during the summer is that Micah's birthday is in August. So we're always in transition at birthday time. Because of this, we've gotten into the habit of celebrating his birthday twice...once when we visit our family anytime remotely near his birthday and once on his actual birthday. (This year, we're adding in a half-birthday celebration with his friends in February since he won't know many friends yet on his real birthday.)
Which means Micah got to have a "Celebrate Birthday" (as he decided to call it) this past week.
He wanted a store-bought cake instead of a homemade one, because store-bought cakes have a toy on it. I couldn't argue with that logic. Check out this perfect shot of sibling rivalry. Liliana was so disappointed that it wasn't her "celebrate birthday" as well, but she was insistent that she needed to be in the picture, even if she wasn't going to smile for it.
His cousins came over to celebrate with him. Both my kids have sooooo much fun with their cousins. The age range is perfect...the three boys are older, about two years apart each and the three little girls are really close in age, just 6 months apart each. Even though we don't see them very often, Liliana says Cailyn is her very bestest friend!
And of course, presents. We didn't tell him we were going to celebrate his birthday until the day before so he wouldn't be too obnoxious about it. He got Star Wars legos, a transformer and a new bike! He was sooooo excited that it took him two days until he asked how many more days until his real birthday and how many presents he'll get then. :-P We're working on appreciating the things we have. It's not going well.
All in all, a successful "celebrate birthday" was had. I'm thankful that we're able to experience these milestones with our family even when we live so far away from them!
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