Transformer party!

I am pleased to say that Liam's 5th birthday was a big success. I had been nervous about it: a large group of kids at the house, perhaps running out of games too soon--yikes. I was also worried because it was the first time Liam had really been looking forward to his birthday, and I didn't want him to be disappointed or let down. He had Matt make him a calendar, and he dutifully crossed off the days for weeks.


The morning of his birthday, he woke up and had a special birthday breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes. Nana was staying over, and he got to open the present from her and Pops first thing in the morning. He proceeded to play with this exciting playmobil amphibious vehicle and dinosaur for the rest of the day. Later, while Matt had the garage open to get the lawn mower, he discovered his present from us: a new bike. Finn subsequently discovered that he had inherited Liam's old bike, and all was well with the world.


As Liam opened presents that evening after the big Transformers party, Finn asked him if he'd share, and Liam was happy to oblige. After all, how much fun are new transformer walkie-talkies if there is no brother on the other end? It also didn't hurt to remind him that Finn's birthday was next month, and he might want to teach Finn about sharing. Fortunately, their roles are well-defined, with Liam always being Optimus Prime, and Finn always being Bumblebee.

The end result of all of the bounty of toys he received for his birthday, including a "huge" etch-a-sketch, is that the boys want to stay home all of the time and play. It's kind of sweet.

Now, if I could just get Matt to let the boys play with the legos, too . . ..