Peter's 10th Birthday

Peter is still missing Louisiana and Mardi Gras a bit, so he requested a homemade king cake for his birthday.

He has been asking for a bean bag chair for months, so it probably wasn't really necessary to wrap this gift. However, it is fun to see the excitement while the kids unwrap something they've been waiting for.

This bean bag has been well loved and used by EVERYONE. One of my favorite things lately has been to read Harry Potter to Peter and Rigby while sitting on this bean bag.

Peter is such a good example to his younger siblings. He does his best in school and despite the fact he denies it, I know he LOVES learning. His favorite subject is math and he has been having fun participating in chess club at school. His all time favorite thing right now is playing Mario Kart and Mario Odyssey on the Nintendo Switch (video games). We love you, Peter!

Reuben's 4th Birthday

Since Reuben will not try or eat birthday cake or ice cream, we put KitKat Candy Bars along the edge so he would have something to eat on his birthday. He LOVED the candy bars and I think ended up eating about half of them.

His favorite stuffed animal is a lion and so Voltron (a large, warrior, space ship robot made with five robot lions) was his birthday gift theme. He got Voltron sheets and five metal lions that form Voltron.

He was EXTREMELY happy until something went wrong (don't remember what) and he had meltdown on the floor.

Reuben is very eager to learn; he has progressed very quickly in speech this past year, so that everyone is able to understand most of what he says. He loves to give hugs and kisses throughout the day and he is loving that Tim has become more of a playmate instead of a "baby." Reuben and Tim have started rough housing and it has been so much fun to see their brotherly relationship develop. Reuben is very intense and once he gets his mind set on something, he cannot be distracted (this is good and difficult at times). He is also excited to start preschool this next school year. We love you, Reuben!