The day started with an excited little boy discovering Pickles (our Elf on the Shelf) had returned for his big day, and he was in a jar (yes, we had a jar of Pickles) so he could take him with him everywhere he went. Also, the jar got broken at one point in the day.
We went downstairs where he opened his gifts, most of which were wrapped in Christmas paper. Jake had never had pancakes before (I am not a huge fan, and I do the cooking) and lately he has been talking about them. So, I made pancakes, they were a huge hit. I took notes on this for Christmas, because he HATES my typical Christmas breakfast (only made it for years prior to his birth, no biggie lol).
We were then supposed to decorate cookies we had made the night before…but he decided he wanted to play with his new toys. I literally slapped icing on each one and used some sprinkles, that was it.
We all played with his toys, and he picked a couple Christmas movies to watch. This kid had been talking about the Benedict Cumberbatch Grinch movie, and Santa Claus is coming to town for weeks. We did not watch either. He chose the original Grinch, Frosty the Snowman (has never shown an interest in this one ever), and Flintstones Christmas Carol…so obscure, but it was his day.
He requested Pizza for supper, so I made it on Naan bread…which was not good as far as he was concerned, he wanted me to make “regular pizza”. This kid only likes Cheese on his pizza, and likely would have preferred I make him a frozen cheese mini pizza. The night before, Cale and I iced 20 or so cupcakes and placed them in the shape of a Christmas tree, these were well received.
After we were all done eating it was JUST starting to get dark, and I had put out the word to put your Christmas lights on in our area for about 2 hours or so. Of course, it was mostly our friends who complied, but not ONLY our friends, which was a nice surprise. We took a drive and stopped at a few friend’s places for gifts. What was great about the drive was the gratitude in my boy’s voice. When we drove by his best friend’s house, they had put lights back out just for him. He sounded almost choked up when he told me “Mommy, they’re very nice people”. He would sweetly say thank you when he saw any Christmas lights on, and I think it did what my goal was, to make him feel loved.
We concluded the day with him saying goodbye to Pickles and telling us “This is the best Birthday ever”
K, Luv Ya, Bye
Nancy
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