Elijah turned eight over the weekend. Eight! Can’t believe it. This year, Elijah liked the idea of having his best friend, Ethan, sleep over for his “party,” which had to happen next weekend, since he was out of town this week. So we just kind of laid low on Saturday.
Elijah really enjoyed the present that we got him: a remote control helicopter. He spent a good part of the day just flying it around, and saying, “I love this thing!” It was so nice. Makes me want to never have a big party again! I really don’t mind all the work of getting a birthday party ready; I actually kind of like it. For a stay-at-home-mom like me, it think it’s kind of like a creative outlet. It’s the frenzy of, “There’s seven kids coming to my party, that means I’ll get seven presents! Cool!” that I don’t like. The idea of just enjoying having all his friends together seems to get overshadowed by this. And one toy is more than enough for a kid on their birthday. I think more than that is overwhelming for them. Goodness…I know it’s overwhelming for me anyway!
But…enough hopping around on that bunny trail for now. I know Elijah would love to have belated birthday wishes from you all! Leave him a “Happy Birthday,” and what you think is “grrrr-eat about being eight!”
Sarah
November 26, 2007 at 11:22 am
Hey Elijah!! Happy 8th Birthday!!
bethany
November 26, 2007 at 11:45 am
Happy be-lated Elijah! You’ll have to talk to Grace about how great it is to be eight. I know she would say it is.
Cari Dugan
November 26, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Happy Birthday Elijah!
todd potter
November 27, 2007 at 4:26 am
happy belated birthday Elijah. being eight is great because it means you have blessed us for another year.
Aunt Debie
November 30, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Happy Birthday!! I hope that you liked your present…if you haven’t got it yet, it’s waiting for you at Aunt Renee and Uncle Jon’s house! Just give them a call… I am sorry that I didn’t get a piece of that awesome cake. Have a great sleepover!!!!
Darlene
December 3, 2007 at 4:35 pm
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY ELIJAH: Being 8 is great because I got to see you with your 8th birthday cake. I remember how much you loved Easter cakes when you came to the farm!