i can't believe i'm 6 - i even feel a little different. i'm a big kid now mom!
-finn
some have asked how finn spent his actual birthday and when i posted yesterday, i forgot to include those details. his party will be held on sunday in the backyard but here are some highlights of his actual birthday:
- while still in his footed pajamas, finn and i arrived at krispy kreme at 6:20am to pick up 2 dozen donuts for his kindergarten class. he requested 'donuts' instead of cupcakes and i was told the kids thoroughly enjoyed them after singing the 'birthday song' to finn. he noted that his teacher added 'cha cha cha' into the lyrics.
- he brought home a book bag full of birthday books for us to read with him over the next week. they were
hand-selected by his teacher, mrs. hawke and each one had the word 'birthday' in the title. what a thoughtful and cute idea.
- he also brought home a big posterboard that included a cute photo of him and and a list of all his 'favorites things'. it also included a few sentences from his classmates (written by his teacher - remember these are kindergartners). here are a few of my favorites:
- finn is funny and handsome. -alexa
- i like when finn plays legos with me. -isaac
- finn is really really fun. -sophia- i like playing with finn and he's goofy. -evan
- i like him and he's cute -phaedra
- he's crazy, in a good way. -sean
- i like that he is funny. -audrey
- we are going to marry each other. -elizabeth
- he is awesome. -sophie
i so enjoyed reading all the kid's comments and was happy to learn that his peers enjoy his sense of humor too. he can be super focused at times, so it's nice to see he isn't always serious and that he makes people smile and laugh. i hope he never loses this gift!
for dinner, i offered to cook ANYTHING he wanted and would you believe he wanted pizza - not homemade or even a boboli crust pizza. he wanted a cheese pizza from little ceasears *ugh*. i told myself it wasn't my cooking - he's 6 and that's normal. honestly, i was a little relieved. it's been a very long week and an easy dinner night was nice.
finn got to open one gift from us after dinner. since he desperately needs 'big boy' books, i did some research online and learned that boys his age usually enjoy this series and purchased a boxed gift set from amazon. i read five chapters of this book last night and he loved every minute of it. the stories are silly and full of adventures - exactly what a 6 year old boy loves. any guesses what i will reading for the next month or so?
