Happy birthday, Shecklet #1!

Can you believe you’ve been around the sun 8 times?!?  Your dad pointed that out this morning at breakfast. I can remember your birthday like it was yesterday.  I know I say this every year, but you are growing up so fast!  In the past year you’ve figured out how to ride your bike, ride your scooter, jump rope, read, add, subtract, and write in sentences. And your drawing has become so much more detailed. Your love of art and science is evident in almost everything you choose to do and you have enjoyed the Mad Science classes you’ve taken at school as extra-curricular activities.

You have a fun summer ahead!  Golf camp, Play-Net, VBS, and maybe a trip to visit cousins.  Lots of new memories to create!  I’m excited to see what the coming year has in store for you!

XOXO

Mom

Here are the 2014 responses to the annual birthday questions:

1. What is your favorite color?  Red
2. What is your favorite toy?  iPad
3. What is your favorite fruit?  Apple & Blueberries
4. What is your favorite TV show?  Arthur (on PBS Kids)
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?  sandwiches
6. What is your favorite outfit?  shorts
7. What is your favorite game?  Mancala
8. What is your favorite snack?  Cheetos
9. What is your favorite animal?  Giraffe
10. What is your favorite song?  “Ants Go Marching”  (not the DMB version 🙂 )
11. What is your favorite book?  Geronimo Stilton books
12. Who is your best friend?  Max (from the bus in the afternoon)
13. What is your favorite cereal?  Life  (It’s what you had for breakfast this morning.)
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Jump rope
15. What is your favorite drink?  Lemonade
16. What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  Monkeys
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?  cereal
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?  Mac-n-cheese
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?  Teacher
21. What is your favorite movie?  Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

Happy birthday to our Little #2!

You have to use 2 hands to show how old you are now!  Your dad and I are so proud of the young boy you have become.  Your laugh is contagious, your wit is quick, and your love for your siblings makes my heart so thankful for the opportunity to see you interact with them.

Kindergarten is an adventure you have met head-on.  I am impressed with your ability to grasp concepts and master skills in math and reading.  Keep up the hard work and never stop learning.

Some of your favorite books include The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Geronimo Stilton Scholastic books, and any Lego Scholastic book.  You like to ride your bike, shoot Nerf guns, play an occasional video game, cook with me in the kitchen, and give your baby sister hugs.  (You are so sweet to her!)

For your birthday, you asked for a castle cake (and wanted me to copy Cackleford Castle from one of the Geronimo Stilton books we read.  I gave it my best shot and you were very excited.  Your second cake (yes, you had two birthday cakes for your party) was a two-tiered, tye-die cake that turned out amazingly well.  You helped frost that one and topped it off with about three inches of green spray frosting.  Needless to say, you had quite the sugar high after your party!

We had friends and family join us for cake and ice cream (and presents) before heading to the Brunswick Zone.  You wanted to play laser tag, but when the party goers got there, the laser tag room was closed due to someone getting sick.  Bowling and arcade games were the replacement activities and everyone had a good time.

You rated your birthday a “10” on a scale of 1-10, so I think you had a great day!

We love you to the moon and back, buddy!

Mom & Dad

Here are your responses to the questions I ask you each year on your birthday:

1. What is your favorite color? Green
2. What is your favorite toy? Spy Gear (birthday gift from us, which included spy goggles, darts, noise distraction balls, and motion sensors)
3. What is your favorite fruit? Peaches
4. What is your favorite TV show? Electric Company
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pizza and Mac-n-cheese
6. What is your favorite outfit? Shorts
7. What is your favorite game? Jenga
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit by the Foot
9. What is your favorite animal? Snake, Stingray, Lion, Cheetah
10. What is your favorite song? Monster (by Eminem/Rhianna) And then you broke into song, “I’m friends with a monster that’s under my bed.”  You’re super interested in monsters, and the difference between good/evil.  That said, it’s not surprising that you’ve picked up on the refrain of this song as we’ve flipped through the radio stations in the car.
11. What is your favorite book? The Hobbit
12. Who is your best friend? Jack & Isaac (from school)
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cap’n Crunch – the peanut butter kind
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Shoot the pretend bow & arrow that Grandma has.
15. What is your favorite drink? OJ and soda pop & Sierra Mist (I don’t think you know that Sierra Mist is soda pop 🙂
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas & Halloween
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? “Myself 🙂 and my monkey”
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes, waffles & Cap’n Crunch (we rarely buy Cap’n Crunch, so it’s a treat for you when we do.)
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? “An ice cream man so I can eat all of the ice cream!”
21. What is your favorite movie? The Lego Movie