Has it really been 5 years...

Moses turned five this month. Not only does this mark his half a decade birthday, but it marks half a decade I have spent as a mother. Has it really been 5 years?! 5 years ago I did the hardest thing I have ever done for the first of three times. And we were blessed with a 5 lb 13 oz Moses. I remember when his entire torso would fit in my hand. Now his head doesn't even fit in my hand! Life really is a miracle and it has been amazing to watch Moses grow.

 Some of his first admirers.

To celebrate his birthday, we had a dinner the night of his birthday with our family and Grandma and Grandpa. Then we had a birthday party the next Saturday with some of his friends. On his birthday we made him wait until that evening to open his gifts. He was so patient waiting all day that I finally gave in and let him open them before dinner. BIG MISTAKE... HUGE! (to be read in your best Julia Roberts, Pretty Women voice!) He didn't eat a thing. Not even cake. He just wanted to play with his toys. Guess I should have seen that one coming. He got exactly what he wanted - Hot Wheels Trick Tracks. It was fun to watch him open his gifts. He literally screamed!

The cake looked really cool and was a hit with the adults. It was a chocolate cheesecake with candy bars all over it (sooooo good). But Moses and Kael didn't really like it. It was cheesecake after all. I tried to warn him, but he insisted this is what he wanted.

 Playing with some of his new tracks!

His party was fun. We set up all of his tracks and let the kids put them together. It was actually a little hard for Moses. He is a little OCD and likes to have specific cars go with specific tracks and he likes them to go together in a specific order and he REALLY likes to be the boss. I was proud of him for finally letting the other kids do what they wanted to do. I know it was hard for him. I think next year we will plan an activity that isn't at our house and doesn't involve using his own toys. It might be less stressful for poor, OCD Moses.

  The Pinata was a lot of fun! What little boys doesn't love to hit something:?!

 

Happy Birthday Moses! I'm so glad we have you in our family. You are a great big brother and a wonderful son. I am so proud of you and all you have learned in these last five years. I can't wait to see what the next five years bring!

Hot wheels... Beat That!

Moses loves his hot wheels! In fact, he is a little obsessed with them. When he isn't playing with them he his talking about them. When he isn't talking about them he is thinking about them. And in his free time he loves to watch you tube videos of them. There are videos of kids setting up and playing with their tracks, but there are more videos of hot wheels commercials. Like the one below.

Here is the link for facebook viewers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ__Jn7H9bA

And here is a video of Moses reciting that exact commercial from memory. When we told him he was watching too much YouTube he said, "No I'm not. I just memorize really quickly." That may be true, but it was a long, slow January!

Once again, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUyNLr8j-8o

January always seems like such a "blah" month for me. You take down the Christmas decorations, and then what. Absolutely NOTHING - that's what. I should always plan a vacation for January or something because it is always so uneventful and goes by so slowly. And it is always so, so cold. This January was no exception. It was cold, and seemed to me to drag on for so long. But now it is over and these are the only pictures I have to show for the entire month. At least my kids are cute, that brightens my day and makes the absence of summer sun a bit more bearable!

 

Moses Teaches FHE

So Moses is growing up, and he sometimes asks if he can teach the lesson for Family Home Evening. We tried it once and it was a bit of a gong show. So I kept saying no for a long time after that. Finally, I gave in. He planned it all on his own because it had to be a surprise. He gathered the visual aids and even planned the activity. The end result is much less of a gong show, but still pretty funny! And there were a few good points that he made - we should all Choose the Right!

PS. NO IDEA why he named his little toy "playboy".