Jake turns 6!

I can't believe my baby, my first born, is 6! The saying the days go by slow and the years go by fast seems to really be true.

Jake ended up with a birthday weekend. On Friday we made chocolate chip and M & M cookies for him to take into school. It turns out there is another boy in his class that has the same birthday, so Jake got to bring in a treat on Friday and the other boy will bring in a treat today. I was told the cookies were a hit and I know we all enjoyed them here. It was also a treat for me to spend some time with Jake making the cookies, I know these moments are few and far between.

On Saturday, Chris took Jake and Brenden to Jungle Java for a small get together with some of Jake's friends. We asked him if he wanted to invite some friends and go do something or have them over for his birthday. He chose Jungle Java and 4 friends from school, we were only able to get a hold of 3 of his friends, but they were all eager to join Jake. They met at Jungle Java at 2pm and played nonstop until around 4pm. Jake got some presents from his friends as well and it sounds like they all had a great time.

Later in the evening we got visits from Uncle Chris and Uncle Jim. Jim came into to town for a short visit and was so nice to bring Jake and Brenden birthday presents - Brenden's birthday is next week. Uncle Chris was the big hit though, he came in with two giant balloons and lots of presents! Jake loved the gifts and Brenden was a little bummed (to put it mildly) that it wasn't his birthday yet and he'd have to wait to get balloons and presents. It was also nice to all hang out for a bit and watch Jake with his new toys.

For his actual birthday on Sunday it was a pretty low key day - he told me it was actually boring and Saturday had felt more like his birthday :-) We all got up and made a nice breakfast and Jake had about 2 bites before he started pestering us about opening presents - the kid really loves presents, but then again what kid doesn't? He had presents waiting for him from me, Chris, Aunt Meredith, and Uncle Todd. He ripped through them all very fast and loved them all. When I asked him later what his favorite was he said all of the Transformers - he got them from just about everyone. Brenden also got to open a couple of gifts as well, there were two presents that were for both of them and we let Brenden open them so he wouldn't feel so left out.

Birthday breakfast - Chocolate waffle with whipped cream!

Presents!!

Brenden gets a turn

At lunch time my dad came over and took both of the boys to his house for lunch and presents. They both had a nice time. My dad was also going to take them to my brother's basketball game, but when I got home from practice they were already back and had changed their minds about wanting to go to the game. Jake said he just really wanted to be home and play with his new toys.

For dinner Jake requested we make chicken picatta and pasta and of course we would have my homemade chocolate cake for dessert. Dinner was excellent and the cake was my best yet. The night was finished off with a long bath for the boys, some stories before bed, and a card for Jake from Grandma and Grandman. It was a great birthday for Jake!

The Cake!!

Happy Birthday!