DS's birthday isn't until Tuesday, but with everyone's work schedules, we like to celebrate on the Saturday closest to their special day. So yesterday, we celebrated DS's birthday, along with my Granny's. She was excited to turn 5 again. (Poor DS never gets his "own" cake/cookie, he shares with Granny, but she loves aging up all over again.)
DS couldn't decide on just one theme for his birthday ... it went from Thomas (the train) to Pirates to Toy Story. He settled on a cookie cake with Toy Story decorations.
Here's the cookie cake:
After Seth blew out the candles, he wanted to remove them himself. I pointed out that the melted wax was hot, but he didn't believe me. He tried to remove one, but changed his mind:
I never once got a good picture of him. But here's a couple:
And yes, that's chocolate icecream around his mouth.
He had a good birthday overall. He got a lot of Thomas stuff (puzzles, two different "take along" packs, a game) and lots of
lego-like stuff. The package said 5+ on it, but he lost most of the pieces before we even got home.

He also got quite a few hot wheels items, and a Mario backpack-thing. It was very girly ... it was basically a huge plush Mario that you can wear on your back (with a tiny zipper pocket to stick stuff in).
DS will get presents from mom and dad on Tuesday when we go out for his birthday dinner (he gets to pick the restaurant - right now, its Burger King

). He's looking forward to school on Tuesday, too. In the Pre-K program, the birthday child gets to be "the big cheese" for the day (line leader, helps with the calendar, checks the weather, leads songs and stuff, etc). They call the school principal "the master big cheese", which is adorable. I only wish that it was on Wednesday - that's when DD's classroom comes to the Pre-K room and reads to the kids. It would have been nice for big sis to visit his class on his birthday.
Anyway, celebration is done.

Up next: FOOD!