Little Mr Plumcute turned 5 yesterday. It was a fun-packed day of family time, swimming, and an airplane ride with Daddy. We closed out the day with dinner at Jacks Urban Eats & dessert at Big Spoon Yogurt. One of our family birthday traditions is the birthday person picks what's for dinner. Timothy wanted salad...he wanted the same thing for his birthday dinner last year. What kid makes that request when the whole gammet of food options is opened up to them (we even, I cringe to type this, offerred up the mousey pizza joint with terrible pizza & lots of cash consuming games)? But salad it was, two years running now.
Amidst all the hoopla & celebrations I'm having those sad mommy feelings...the one's that come along when the baby stops being a baby and starts being their own little person. And while my guy has been more of his own little person than a baby for quite sometime now, 5 seems to be one of those landmark birthdays with kindergarten on the horizon and more independence in the personality. I hope he doesn't totally outgrow snuggling...that is unacceptable.
So here he is in his "monkey suit" preflight. (that is our affectionate name for Daddy's flight suit & what we got Timothy for his birthday) He had a blast and I am sure we made memories to last his lifetime...Maverick's got nothin' on this little dude!
And here's take-off..
Today is back to reality: Daddy's at work, there are dishes to be done, and a whole house to clean for a Sunday afternoon party (part birthday for Timothy with family & friends and part Fathers Day)...if I am lucky I might get some stitching done on that sampler since my completion deadline (self-imposed) is tommorrow!
Blessings
growing up (I am trying to have a glass half-full perspective here)
the fun of first flights ever and flying with Daddy
family time
Until Next Time,
Tracy
Tracy, my boys are just-turned 9, Hank, and soon-to-be 7, Waylon (I was dead-set on a girl's name so I told my husband he got to pick the boy's name -- I would not recommend this strategy to other moms-to-be!). My youngest is also snuggler and I dread the day he no longer wants that! Timothy sure is a cutey, and so grown up looking in his monkey suit!
Posted by: Amy | June 26, 2009 at 07:37 AM
Time does move quickly... hey salad... not such a bad idea! Maybe next year... a build it yourself salad! Look at the example he is setting for the other kids!
Yeah, well... our youngest just turned 24 the week before your's turned 5. And my DH's b/day falls on the 17th which means that it falls on Father's Day sometimes. We always try to make sure that no matter what he gets separate days for celebrations... cause well, he's worth it! And it's only fair!
Posted by: Jean C. | July 01, 2009 at 04:14 AM