For What It's Worth...: Celebrating The Big 1-0

Friday, February 5, 2010

Celebrating The Big 1-0

It's not every day that you turn into a double-digits-kid. Yesterday was that day for Jackson, so we celebrated his 10th birthday a little bit here-and-there all day long. It was a school day, so we started the morning out early. As soon as he realized that it was his birthday, he was up and attem, dressed in his uniform, and ready to open gifts.

He had a few gifts, so he decided to open 3 of them in the morning and 3 at night. This was the first thing he opened, and he was SO excited...

~ a hamster cage! ~

Jack had been wanting a hamster for a long time, and he was thrilled to find out that he was getting one for his birthday. Our plan was to give him the cage in the morning and take him to pick his hamster out after school that afternoon.

~ cinnamon rolls on the Special Plate ~

I had never taken Jack a lunch at school, and I thought that it would be a special treat for his birthday. He especially loved his chocolate milkshake. We also had brownies to share with his classmates, and they all sang him Happy Birthday.

Corey arranged his work day so that he could join us when the kids got out of school. We all went with Jack to pick the perfect hamster.

He settled on a sweet little Winter White Hamster and named him Einstein.

Isn't he a cutie?

We thought that Milly would be very interested in him, but she sniffed him a bit and went on about her business. When he rolls around in his ball, he sometimes bumps into her while she is laying on the carpet, but she is not phased in the least.

~ the last of the gifts ~

No special occasion is complete for Jack without some Lego action.

For dinner, we took Jack to a hibachi restaurant, and he loved it. (although Cooper hid under the table because he does not care for the fire on the table) After dinner, we all went to Chuck E Cheese's to play video games.