We have a tradition where the kid’s get to decide their menu all day on their birthday. ‘A’ asked for bacon, sausage, toast, eggs, potatoes, ketchup, and egg nog…
After breakfast, we went to our friend Eun’s house. She asked me and our mutual friend, Maggi’s, and our kids, to join them in a service project. It is for Voice of the Martyr’s Colombian Outreach. Parachutes are made for a Bible/book./radio pack to be dropped into the Colombian guerilla paramilitary camps. You can watch some video on this program here:
When we first arrived, 3 year old ‘M’, handed ‘A’ something wrapped in a paper towel and said, “Happy Birthday, ‘A’, here is a present for you!” Eun told me she did not know what it was or that ‘M’ was going to give him something. Then, we heard ‘M’ say, “don’t show it to ‘J’ (her 8 year old brother). So, we knew that she took something of ‘J’ and wrapped it to give it to ‘A’. We all had a good laugh. Here is the giver and “recipient”…’A’ is holding the little action figure “gift”. (Of course, he did not keep it…:))
We watched a video on why we were making the parachutes, who they were being sent to, then we read from a book about Colombia, and colored a map. We worked in family groups, making parachutes….
Eun and her kids joined us for a Chick Fil A lunch…
That evening, we all got into our jammies, cranked up the Toby Mac, and went “sock skating” on our floors!
…and a little tumbling…
David went to nugget and picked up a bunch of sushi. The lady who makes it was there, and made a fresh roll for ‘A’, his favorite…eel with fish roe. He was thrilled! We also have California roll, salmon, and tuna…(‘R’ stuck with teriyaki…)
Present time!!
We also have a tradition in our family, where the other child is the “birthday assistant”. It is their job to make sure that the day is very special for the birthday boy. They do whatever is asked of them by mom and dad in helping to prep, and clean throughout the day. They also receive a small gift that day. ‘R’ was so disappointed when he saw the tiny wrapped gift for him. But, he was THRILLED when he discovered the gift was two Lego kittens that he had been asking for a long time.
Birthday hug!
Too bad this turned out blurry. We gave ‘A’ a karaoke machine! He’s singing all the time!
