Celebrate!

In our family, it seems that just one birthday celebration won't do. Birthdays in our family are long, drawn out affairs that can go on for days. Griffin's fifth birthday was no exception.

Griffin's actual birthday was on a Wednesday, which is always a busy day for us. With Avery's violin lesson, science co-op, and a baseball game in the evening, I was concerned that Griffin's special day would get lost in the shuffle. So we tried to squeeze in special birthday treats wherever we can.

First things first: I was barely out of bed before he was opening his present. He was thrilled to get a new set of Legos, and we spent a couple of hours in the morning putting them together.



After Avery's violin lesson, we headed over to Griffin's best friend Marten's house for science co-op. After learning about Archimedes and doing many experiments with water, Griffin shared birthday cupcakes with friends.



Then we headed home for a quick dinner. Griffin chose his favorite: veggie hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and grapes. And, of course, more candles and singing.

Then, two days after his birthday, we had birthday celebration day #2. We planned to have a casual gathering of friends at the park to play and fly kites, but the weather didn't cooperate, and we ended up scrambling to find an indoor location at the last minute. Texas Jumping Beans came to our rescue, and the kids all had a great time.







The final celebration of Griffin's birthday season came just last night. We met Papa and Ronnie at Austin's Park and Pizza for several hours of great fun and mediocre pizza.