The Big 5

Alex turned 5 this past Wednesday! The Big 5! Such a monumental birthday. Being 5 (In Alex's world) means you can go to kindergarten, ride the school bus and climb the rock wall at the gym. I'm sad to see 4 go, because he's been really fun this past year! I'm sure 5 will be just as much fun, if not more. Alex started his birthday out by helping me make cupcakes for his preschool class. In the three years that he's been attending preschool, this is the first time that his birthday has fallen on a school day. Alex told me that he wanted Spiderman and butterfly cupcakes. When I couldn't find any butterfly decorations, he agreed that Princess cupcakes would work out just fine.

After school, Alex came home to a couple presents. I also stopped by Godiva to pick him up a couple truffles. He loves chocolate! The little one there is the present from Roger, Addison and me. The big Cars bag behind it is the gift from my sweet friend. Her father passed away on Monday. In the midst of all of the chaos and grief in her world, she found time to buy Alex a gift and bring it by to him. So kind and thoughtful of her. That's another post for another day.

After a fun afternoon of playing with our new, wet, carwash...I told Alex I would pick him up a cheese pizza from Pizza Hut for dinner, his favorite! Despite it being a school day and Roger not being here to celebrate the BIG 5, I think Alex had a pretty good day.

Now who couldn't love this face? This is his cheese pizza face. When he eats a cheese pizza, he gets the pizza from one side of his face to the other. Nearly ear to ear! Some day I will really miss that face!

Turbo at the Racetrack

Are you wondering which one is Turbo? My family has affectionately nicknamed Alex "Turbo." And he lived up to his name this past weekend. Alex has been begging me to take him to the racetrack (Putt-Putt), so he can drive race cars (go-karts) for months. This Putt-Putt is up in Hurst and you can see it from the freeway as you drive through Hurst. So every time we drive up there (I like the mall up there), he asks me if we can go. So I finally told him we'd go for his birthday. And then I roped my parents into going with me because it's not something I could do on my own without help with Addison. Alex was in turbo heaven! He rode with my mom the first time around. And I think he was a little nervous. When he got off, he told my mom it was a little scary. That didn't stop him from going again though! Honestly, I'm not sure who had more fun, my mom or Alex. Such a fun time to make his birthday wish come true!The second time around, he wanted to ride with Grandma again. I think my Dad was afraid Alex hurt my feelings by not wanting to ride with me. I wasn't hurt at all! I'm just so happy that Alex loves his Grandma and wants to spend time with her. My parents are moving to Chicago soon and I'm happy that he's had this time to spend with them. I can go to the race track with him any time!

I think Alex loved the racetrack. He's already asking me when he can go back again. And this just kicked off a week of celebrating Alex's 5th birthday. More to come soon!