Too much Birthday

Carson's birthday was earlier this week....I've been trying to post since then but blogger and I are not getting along right now.....

Anyways....has anyone read the book The Berenstein Bears and Too Much Birthday? It's one of our favorites around here and I feel like it was pretty much how Carson's birthday went at one point. I'll get to that. We started out the day opening presents, and went out for breakfast to our usual birthday place. Then Carson was off to school. We showed up with sugar cookies (Carson's request) and juice boxes for his class. He was so happy....but didn't like the sugar cookies (not sure why....) and ate one bite. He didn't care though and smiled the whole time. There went two hours of my time wasted:)

After nap time (Brynnli and Cole's) we took him and his two best boy friends bowling (his request again). The boys and Brynnli had a blast and it was all going great until halfway through the game when Carson had a full on meltdown...."because he was hungry." This is when the too much birthday story came to mind. As a side note, all the kids did well, but Brynnli kicked some serious butt (due to the ball roller thingy I think...but still she got two strikes) It was too funny too that Carson's friends were helping her carry her ball and put it on there.....who says chivalry is dead?And Cole....he had a blast in the stroller for a good while, until Grandma and Grandpa showed up and he realized he had options....

Then we headed off to Carson's favorite pizza restaurant (yes with all FIVE kids...but that's what Carson wanted) where things magically improved again. I think he really was hungry.

We went back to our house for cake and to play for awhile. We won't talk about how Carson also didn't eat any of his cake......

Woody and Jessie even made an appearance!

And then Carson got to play school, which he wanted to do most of all. Here's what he asked for for his birthday:

His own stapler, his own tape, and his own camera. He loves to play school right now. He also wanted some lego things and trucks....he's not totally crazy:)

Here's what he's up to at five: (this is for my journaling...so skip ahead if you want...)

He can write his first and last name without any help, knows all his letters and numbers through 15, and how to write them and can count to thirty. He also knows how to count in Spanish. He knows how to add with his fingers, and about ten sight words. THANK YOU PRESCHOOL!!! I can't take credit for much of this because he won't ever let me teach him anything! Thankfully his preschool teacher "knows way more than me" and he listens to her. He is a very good boy at school and listens to most everything his teacher says.

He loves garbage trucks still, trains, trucks, playing school, playing outside, and riding his bike. He has an incredible imagination.

He is 45 inches tall and 33 pounds. He requires only minimal sleep.....

We are so thankful he's around!