one year older...

Reagan turned 9 this week!
The morning of his birthday we went to eat at his favorite place in the whole wide world - IHOP! And because it was his birthday, I let him have half of my french toast - his new favorite! Then we went to the bowling alley where he got his first strike, he said it was "birthday luck"! When we got home we put Chase down for a nap and planned the party! He wanted a Transformer party this year. Reagan always has lots of detailed ideas about his party, most of which are impossible to accomplish. Some of his more doable ideas were "pin the mask on the transformer", "pop the balloon Transformer word scramble" and "transformer bingo"! After the party planning, his Aunt Renata came over to bring him a present. Wesley and Chase begged her to take them home with her, to which she happily obliged (which was a present for all of us)! While they were gone, Reagan and I looked through his baby scrapbooks. Earlier that day Reagan said he has never seen a picture of himself as a baby - WHAT?? After that false claim, I told Reagan he had to look through his scrapbooks before he could open his present! When we were done he said, "I don't think I am going to let my friends see those." - you're welcome! When Renata brought the boys back a few hours later, she presented Reagan with a cake that they had made for him (to see all the stuff she did with the boys, click here!!) - no wonder they beg!A few days later, it was party time! I was most excited about the bingo and made some cute bingo boards and bought some transformer fruit snacks to cover the letters.Reagan picked a transformer name for every letter, so instead of saying "o-67", I would say "optimus prime-67". Knowing it would be a hit, we made it the last game of the party.When the time came, I gathered all the boys together and got going...
galvatron-53, bumble bee-8....
until I heard BINGO!
The winner got to pick a prize and I asked the boys if they wanted to use two bingo cards for the next round. They politely declined saying,
"can I just eat the fruit snacks"
"I am going to go jump on the tramp"
"when are we going to open presents?" Chase hung around but only because he liked to turn the handle and make the balls drop!
So, if any one needs a gently and ever so slightly used bingo game, made with tender loving care, I have it packed away nicely! Presents, not surprisingly, were a bigger hit than bingo - Reagan loved everything!
It only took the boys about 20 minutes to have all the bionacles put together! This was what Chase was doing for those 20 minutes! Reagan, like Chase, had very specific ideas for his birthday cake and once I talked him out of the octagon shape, we had fun making it!Chase has been talking about singing Reagan happy birthday and blowing out his candles for at least a week. Knowing that Chase was so excited, and being the sweet kid Reagan is, he let his little brother help him blow out his candles! We are so lucky to have Reagan!
He is so sweet and thoughtful and is always trying to do his best!
I can't wait to see what the next 9 years bring!
I love you, bud! May all your wishes come true! Happy Birthday!