Houston, we have a 5 year old

Max woke this morning excited to open one of his birthday presents. We told him that since the party was delayed a day, he could open one. It was a "micro" Rescue Heroes set called "Houston, We Have A Problem". Max declared, "This is what I always wanted!" It also seems that this is one of the sets that Nicholas has - Nicholas, we can return your DVD now. Max and Emmett played with it pretty excitedly. Soon I had to head to the store to pick up breakfast supplies so we'd have something to eat, and as I was leaving there was a battle over who was to play with the spaceship. When I returned from the store, though, Max was in Mommy's lap crying. Max had declared that he was now bored with his present. He wanted to open another one, and the answer was "No."

I tried to diffuse the situation by making pancakes. Well, really I just wanted them too - I love pancakes. In any case it worked. Max perked up and, moreover, throughout the day the "now bored with" present received quite a bit of play.

We had a mini birthday celebration featuring taco bell and Starbucks cupcakes. Two each of chocolate and vanilla ("sunshine"). Max picked a chocolate one. He stuck a candle in it and we lit it and sang the birthday song. He blew out the candle in a few tries. Good practice for tomorrow. Alas, Max thought the shaved chocolate topping looked and tasted weird. Oh well. He ate the cake part. Emmett chose a vanilla cupcake and, of course, only ate the frosting.

Max went to bed with the spaceship and two of the micro rescue heroes on his table. Indeed, I'm writing this while sitting in the rocking chair in their room. He wanted me to sit here with him. He fell asleep a few minutes after I did. Emmett had fallen asleep before we started the songs. Sweet dreams boys.