Little Kite Girl

Today we took a train ride with a friend for Cy’s birthday.  Last year’s party kind of did me in- I was all crazy about reusable party plates and eco-friendly festivities, but this year we having our celebration over three days.  Today was a train ride with Liliana (Not twins, remember?  Someone asked me, “Why are you celebrating your son’s birthday but not your daughter’s? NOT TWINS.), which was really fun.  The kiddos liked it a lot I think.  Sometimes it’s hard to tell with 2 almost 3 year olds.  (Liliana will turn 3 in November, I think.)  The ride was nice, we saw lots of farmy-type stuff out the windows, and they got cookies! I’m calling it good.

Tomorrow Liliana will be with us again (filling in for her regular babysitter this weekend) and we’ll bring cupcakes to nursery at church, and then Monday, although I have to work, we’re doing cake and ice cream for family.  And a couple of other families.  It got bigger than I thought it would- I think it’ll feel like real party.  I let Cy pick out his own cake at the grocery store (Spiderman cake, of course, that I will spend money on so that I can sleep the night before the party instead of staying up crying that I can’t figure out how to make icing webs) and John and I will give him the present we bought 3 months ago (I can’t believe I held out, so proud!), and that’ll be that!  Oh yeah….except for TUESDAY morning when he’s in charge of snack at preschool- we’ll do cupcakes then TOO.

Sheesh.  4 days of Cy birthday, not bad eh?

Especially since he requests Happy Birthday (the Hattaway extended version) each night before bed all year long anyway.

We like birthdays.

I felt kind of weird about this birthday, since I didn’t do months of prep- (I actually thought about it forever and then decided I didn’t want a big party- and then all these other plans just kind of happened) and I won’t be with him all day on his actual birthday.  But I think our little family is just evolving, and I think this birthday will be special.

It already is, mostly because of this kid’s face, and how smooshable it is. (I should hurry up and post this picture before he’s old enough to object.)

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