Hard to believe it, I know. Nicholas celebrated his 5th birthday on November 10th. He's been looking forward to this milestone birthday all year. One of his birthday wishes was to be out of his sling. The day before we saw the ortho and received the good news that his collar bone is healing up nicely and that he doesn't need to wear it anymore. He was very happy. Wish granted!
Per usual, there were multiple celebrations for our birthday boy. The weekend before, Tom's family came in for the Hot Chocolate 15K (see post below) so we had a party here at the house. Nicholas wanted a train cake this year. His cake choice was pink. Yes, pink. A pink train cake was the request. Initially I forgot to dye the batter pink. I had already poured it in the cake pan and he insisted that I take it all out, dye it pink, and put it all back in. Here he is blowing out his birthday candles!
Nicholas also had a celebration with his preschool class on his actual birthday. He got to choose a special snack to share with his classmates. Nicholas decided to bring in strawberry jello cups. But he also requested whipped cream and sprinkles to go on top! I heard they were a hit. Nicholas was the star of the week, too. He filled out and decorated the classroom star and brought it back to share with his class.
In case you cannot see it the star says:
I am special because......God loves me!
I love to play with......trains, nerf guns, trucks, Volkswagens.
If I could have any pet it would be.....a gecko.
My favorite color is.....blue. (I was surprised, usually it's pink or yellow.)
My favorite food is.....chocolate and ice cream.
That evening we celebrated again with a teddy bear cookie. Our friends, Madeline, Mallory and Brianna came over to eat cookies with us. Nicholas had been waiting all day to open presents so he was super excited.
Tomorrow is the finale of birthday celebrations for Nicholas. He's having a few friends over for pizza and cupcakes. I'm not sure what flavor cake he wants yet. Earlier today I think he said he wanted orange. He told me that he'd let me know his final decision tomorrow morning. I'm sure sprinkles will be involved.
Nicholas had his checkup with Dr. Lee last week. I waited until the morning of to tell him that he was going to be getting shots in preparation for kindergarten next year. While he wasn't happy, he did fine and just wanted confirmation that the holes in his arm were only going to be little ones. He's now weighs 42lbs (50%-tile) and is 43-3/4 inches tall (75%-tile). Dr. Lee commented on his "unending amount of energy" and deemed him a very healthy, happy boy. Nicholas is excited that he's all ready for kindergarten (nice and early).
Happy Birthday, Schnicky!
