Soren wanted a Dartside birthday party instead of a birthday gift.
So thats what we did Thursday before his actual birthday. Pizza, friends and Nerf guns.
All the boy were enthusiastic and happy, and really polite about saying thank you. I don't even know a lot of these kids so that was a pleasant surprise!
Miriam made delicious oreo cupcakes. Darin brought her to the party to watch for a bit but then they had to dash off to yet another ballroom night at someones church.
Byron wasn't there for the group nerf photo, but he was there for all the action.
It snowed the day and night before Soren's birthday! It snowed the night he was born 7 years ago. As much as I dislike Snow in the late Spring I love when a snowfall sneaks in around Soren's birthday as a reminder of that day we met.
The birthday boy woke up Saturday (his actual birthday) to 7 balloons, a gift from Miriam and Byron and a birthday card from grandparents. Miriam made Creme Brule french toast with berries (We are all so lucky to have a cute early raising baker in family!) The only chores on the agenda were showers, nail trimming, and cleaning bedrooms. The no chores was more a function of me not feeling very well this week rather than a birthday gift but part of the big day nonetheless.
Soren requested sushi and Waffle Love for this birthday dinner
Done
and done!
(Don't judge the Costco Sushi...he is 7 for goodness sake, we will spring for Makato when he turns 12)
Then off for 2 hours of ballroom dance photos.
The kiddos finished the evening by watching Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them while Darin mowed the lawn and I took a nap (this cold is kicking my trash!).
I am not having that "my baby is growing up" feeling yet...in fact I thought Soren was already 7 it feels really natural that he is really 7 now. Soren at 7 is unique and decisive in his likes and dislikes. He is his own little person with a funny sense of humor and a darling sly smirk. In a lot of ways he seems like a grown up in a little body...but he still cuddles with me and his bear blankie so that keeps him little. Soren continues to loves music, karate, and swimming. He just started a ballroom dance class that he is totally digging. He has a good sense of rhythm to go along with his easy laugh and witty sense of humor.
We love that guy so much!
