Ellis turns 5!!!

FIVE!! Five, five, five. I have a five-year-old. A handful. A veritable kid!! with a long, lean body, the baby fat has gone from his fingers and toes, his shoulders feel firm, strong, muscular.

And what a birthday! Of course, one's fifth birthday must be epic.

Treats for school, ice cream cupcakes with family, chocolate cupcakes for a party.
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

His birthday was on Tuesday. I sent him to school with Rice Krispie treats. (Ok, because i totally forgot until about 7 pm the night before about the whole treat thing.) I made him a 5 shirt. Just in case anyone was wondering.

I bought five helium balloons and one that said happy birthday.

In the evening we ate outside. I scooped ice cream into cupcake papers and let it harden again. (it worked sort of okay) But it was chocolate ice cream. And that's all that mattered.

(Oh, and the bandaid on his forehead, he got at school. It was barely a scratch. But the bandaid was very important to complete the costume of Five Year Old.)

We got him his first baseball glove and a bat and ball. Because apparently baseball is his "favorite." Hubby and I are wondering if we can find a glove at thrift store that we could kind of share. Because apparently we have to play sports now.

The following Saturday we had his birthday party. A small little group. Our Deaf friends, the "O" family, were in town. Their boys and my boys are the same age. We were so happy they could join us. Then we had the families of a friend from school and a friend from church. So in all, two Deaf families and two hearing families. (Though, what are we?? a hearing family with a Deaf kid? not exactly a Deaf or a hearing family...)

I had the crazy idea of hiking along half a mile in Fairmount Park, to my favorite spot along the Wissahickon. So I hauled in a picnic and told everyone to bring their camp chairs. The kids romped in the water and one dad even caught a fish with a makeshift fishing rod. It was lovely.

I think he feels properly celebrated. I love having a 5yo. He's such a big kid and is interested in things and can do so much. But he still likes to curl up in my lap for snuggles.