Today as Mark was on his way to work, he was stopped by...elephants! Walking down the street! Do you know what that means?? (Other than extra work for the street cleaning crews. LOL) The circus is in town! Actually, it was only in town last night on its way through. Nevertheless, after school I took the boys to see the circus train, hoping we could catch a glimpse of some of the animals. We did not see any animals (other than a housecat in the window of one of the train cars), but I am nothing if not stubborn (just ask Mark!). So I drove a little further and we found the elephants! We didn't get too close due to a security car and a police car, but we did get to see them. The circus will be back in September, and I'm hoping to have free tickets for the boys by then.
Two of our good friends are moving to Colorado at the end of this week, so an impromptu gathering was held last night at Ted Drewe's. After dinner, the boys went straight into their pajamas and then we headed out for ice cream...oops, sorry, custard (the difference is not important to me but to almost anyone in St Louis it is). Of course, Dima's teacher was out again today, so between that, the elephants, and the ice cream (not the ice cream itself, just the change in routine) he had another meltdown last night. Mark got this one. :)
Dima's birthday is this Sunday--he will be 6! Mark and I have been debating what to do about his birthday. We don't do much to celebrate in general at our house, but since the boys have never (to our knowledge) celebrated their birthdays, we want to do something. We had talked about getting some of his school friends together at the park, but Sunday is Father's Day so I don't think we'd have very many people there, and we don't want to do anything big. So I think we've settled on just having a small cake at home as a family and giving him a present. Yes, a present. :) He will be getting presents from his grandparents and especially with Dima it is better to keep things small and simple. Although...Circus Flora is in town and I would love to take the boys. So we'll see. Maybe we'll do the circus for his birthday.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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Happy b-day to Dima :-) One of my daughters favorite things for her b-day is that I let her pick her birthday dinner menu - even down to the color of icing on the cake and even the place setting. My cousin has a darling birthday dinner plate that the kids only get to eat on during there birthday. My grandma used to have a birthday hat with the same honor. Such fun for you to be starting wonderful family traditions that your children will remember forever and carry on with their children. The best birthdays are always the low-key ones spent with those you love :-) PS I too only got Aley one present (even for Christmas) for years. In addition, I would actually confiscate some presents and pull them out later. It did not take long to see that the traditional volume of birthday present is way overwhelming for any child.
Thank you for continuing to share your lives with us. It is helpful to know how the boys are adjusting and to see that you're leaning on the Lord to help you all through.
We're in Colorado Springs...are your friends moving here, by any chance?
Have fun at the circus...good idea not to tell Dima about it until later. :-)
The circus will be awesome! The biggest thing about b-days at are house are balloons. I go to the local craft store (with my 40% off coupon)and get a helium tank and some balloons. The kids love them and it makes things colorful. They can also "go away" at night and no one is the wiser. :)
Happy Father's Day Mark!
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