I gave him the option of staying home from school but he chose to go. He was glad because he got to be the math student of the day and got a prize bag!
When he got home we headed to Peter Pipers Pizza. Alden and Calvin had both gotten a free pizza certificate from their dentist for their birthdays. So they each got to pick which pizza they wanted and then we rode the carousel and played some arcade games.
We then headed over to Bookmans, a local second hand book and game store, because they had sent Alden a $10 gift card for his birthday. Alden picked out a book for Calvin and we picked out Twister for him. (He wanted us to use the money on something and then wrap it up for him, rather then have him pick out his own item.)
Alden wanted chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and he said this year he did not want a healthy cake. In the past he has always wanted a healthy cake because he says then he can eat as much of it as he wants. I really have a hard time making really unhealthy things that I know my kids are going to eat...so I decided to make brownies the day before and let him try them to see if they were what he wanted. He loved them!! And said he wanted that for his cake.
So his cake was really brownies that I stacked up 4 layers high and put frosting in-between. The brownies were healthier than most but not as healthy as I've made his cakes in the past. The recipe can be found here and are gluten free so I got to eat cake with everyone!
This is Alden and his birthday watch. Alden has been asking for a watch since about March or April. I don't know what triggered a desire for a watch but a number of months ago he had said that that is what he wanted for his birthday. Being in school has made him want a watch even more...he says so that he will know what time it is. The day before his birthday he must have told me about 7-8 times, "mom, you remember I want a watch right". He was soooo excited when he opened it and has worn it every day since!
All in all I think his birthday was a success. It's hard to believe he is five. Alden is doing so much on his own and is a big helper he really is my big boy. I am grateful that every now and again he still likes to snuggle and be my little one. A number of nights ago he asked if I would rock him which hasn't happened for a long time, I was super excited to do it, not sure how many more times I will be able to rock this big boy to sleep I've got to enjoy the few times I get to now.
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