Connor turned 5 years old on Friday, September 24. I can’t believe my firstborn is already 5!!! At the risk of sounding cliche, I’ll admit that the years have “flown by.” My parents and cousin Howie graciously traveled up to G’ville to help us celebrate this exciting day.
Connor spent the morning of his birthday busily putting together the Lego fire station that he received from Tim and me. (He received oodles of new Legos, in addition to a razor scooter, puzzles, activity books, and new Nerf swords. Thanks to Grammy, Grumpa, Uncle Howie, Grandma, Papa, and Uncle John for all the great presents!) He was very excited and thankful for all his gifts. It’s so fun to watch your children open gifts. The wonder and enthusiasm in their eyes is so infectious. Connor requested a cheeseburger happy meal from McDonald’s for his special birthday meal. So much for all my careful food training..hahaha!
In the afternoon, the whole family went bowling at the family-friendly Splitz bowling alley. The bowling was fun, but the real draw for Connor was the lemonade and the arcade games (mostly ski-ball) where tickets could be earned and then redeemed. Twenty dollars worth of tokens later, we left with $3 worth of fun prizes after our ticket redemption: plastic handcuffs that were broken before we got home, candy necklaces, a super bouncy ball, a couple of rings for Lucy, and a few individually wrapped swedish fish.
We all enjoyed pizza for dinner and then giant chocolate chip cookie cake (thank you, Publix) to finish the night. It really was a great day. Connor spent the entire next day, building the rest of the Lego sets he received. Here are some pics from the festivities. Also see our highlights video: 5thBirthdayHighlights