Eight. It seems so hard to believe sometimes that our big boy is that old. But he is.
And this year he celebrated for days.
On his actual birthday, I took homemade cookies into school and he chose to have them distributed at lunch. So the whole cafeteria sang happy birthday to him just before the end of his lunch period. And all of his classmates were fighting for seconds, so they cookies were a big hit.
After school, it was time for dinner of his choice. This year, because Dad was working at the fire department, we opted for something a little different. He really wanted Gatti-town, which is a perfect choice for him. It's a less perfect choice for his brothers, who have to pay full price even though they can't eat anything. So we asked Grammy and Pappy to take him out for a special birthday celebration on his birthday. Aunt Kelly and some of her family also met them there. And at the end of the night, we celebrated with cupcakes (gluten-free-casein-free so that his brothers could also enjoy).
The next day, after Dad got home from work, he got to open his presents from us. He has been coveting the new Skylanders Giants game for xbox. And that's what he got. His brothers got him a cool backpack to store all of his Skylanders.
And then later that weekend, Grandma and Grandpa from the lake drove up to celebrate. We fixed his favorite meal at home, and Grandma and Grandpa picked up a cake Connor had picked out weeks before. Uncle Brian and his kids also joined us. Connor had a blast playing with Austin and Kyndal with his new toys - more Skylanders and some other things.
Multiple celebrations over multiple days. Connor says that's his idea of a great birthday.
