My Little Man is 9 years old. Wow. 9 years old!!
The time is flying by and now we're on the downhill for getting him off to college. What a sad realization.
This year he decided he wanted a Pokemon themed birthday party and wanted to keep it simple with a pizza party and a sleepover. The party ended up being so low-key and he required nothing more than cake and his friends. The rest was just icing on the cake.
This was the first year the house did not get decorated and no custom cake was purchased. I keep learning year after year just how low maintenance my son really is. He is happy with whatever you do for him. He doesn't ask for much and he really means he only wants what he asks for. I've done the whole extras before and he kinda shrugs it off. Even if I think a gift I am picking out for him will be the "woah factor" it never is.
One of his best buddies is super high maintenance and requested we change the menu from a pizza party to a cookout with burgers and hot dogs. Little Man is such a gracious host that he let me know ahead of time about wanting to change the menu because of his friend. As long as the birthday boy wanted it I didn't mind. But really though, this friend of his is a pain in the ass and completely drained me. Little Man had also originally requested an "All Sports" themed birthday but changed his mind because he said this kid doesn't like sports or being outside. Ugh!! He is a "birthday invite" only kind of a kid. I did my best to smile and tolerate him. Why is it these kind of kids are always the last ones to get picked up?!! I mean I get it, I would want a break too. Haha!! On a side note, I realize how terrible this is to admit.
Even though burgers and hot dogs were made I still make a Pokeball pizza since I had been craving pepperoni pizza all week and it was delicious.
(All he wanted this year was a new bike and baseball cards, he got them!!!)
After dinner we pulled out the chocolate ice cream cake Little Man requested, he opened gifts, and then set up the backyard for a water balloon fight before the boys came into the house for the night to watch movies and play games.
(Didn't see it coming to him. Haha!!)
(The smile makes it all worth it.)
(I love love love his grassy feet!!)
They had Field Day earlier and were completely worn out by 11:30pm and crashed hard.
When they woke up the next morning around 7am the birthday boy requested donuts and chocolate milk.
The sleepover wrapped up at 10am and I crashed the rest of the day after Little Man was picked up by his dad for the weekend.
I'm all for hosting these kind of low-key parties that are stress free and make my son incredibly happy. I'll put up with an annoying kid any day for him. Haha!
(Birthday twins, Little Man and Ms. Alyssa... she is a sweetheart!!)
I also appreciate the special gestures from my bosses who left him an envelope with cash and his after school care teacher who shares a birthday with him surprising him with a gift bag filled with toys and a grocery bag filled with candy. She also picked him up a badge that said birthday boy and pinned a dollar bill to him.
I'm so incredibly blessed to be his mom!! Happy 9th Birthday Little Man!! Love you so much!!!
