Joshua was very excited for his birthday in a way that only Joshua can be. He had fun choosing his meals and was even kind enough to choose some relatively healthy meals. I was quite impressed. We started our day with overnight waffles. Unfortunately, our waffle iron broke the last time we used it, so we were on the lookout for a new one. Costco did not let us down, and we found this very reasonably priced double waffle iron. What can be better for a family with 5 boys!?!
Breakfast went smoothly and was delicious thanks to our new waffle iron. Then, we cleaned up, packed some lunches and headed to the zoo. October is free month, so it worked nicely! We had been studying ecosystems, so we did an ecosystem scavenger hunt. A good time was had by all!
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| Can you identify the monkeys in the picture? I'm pretty sure that there are three. :) |
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| It is really hard to get good pictures at the zoo because the animals are so far away! |
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| But a picture on the train is much easier, and they had a great ride. I stayed behind with Simon and enjoyed a little quiet time. |
The soccer tournament started on his birthday but only Michael had a game, but boy did he have a game. The game ended up being really close even though it was supposed to be an easy game, so they could move on. They ended up doing two overtime periods and then they lost in a shootout. It was an intense game with less than stellar refereeing. But they played hard and could walk away with their heads held high even if they didn't win. But the result was that we didn't get home until almost 8 PM, so we hurried and ate the chili that I had pre made. Chili is better after it has sat for awhile. :) And enjoyed some amazing chocolate, peanut butter cheesecake. YUM!
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| I learned that anytime I took a picture of Joshua I had to take one of Hyrum. I have lots of Hyrum pictures now. :) |
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| And Jacob didn't want to be left out. |
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| Big marble works we got Joshua. I love Costco sized toys! Joshua couldn't wait to start but couldn't finish it before bedtime, but he made pretty good progress. |
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| In the morning the next day he moved it upstairs to keep it away from Hyrum and finished it! It is pretty awesome! |
It was a great birthday and now I have to remember a new age (hopeless).
Happy Birthday, Joshua!
2 comments:
What a fun birthday! And a great birthday present! That should bring lots of hours of fun.
Sounds like a great birthday for all, not just Joshua.
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