it's monday & at last i am here at my desk...happily sitting amongst the birthday clutter that was our weekend....
i know it's an age-old cry from parents everywhere...
"when did it happen?"....
our gorgeous boy turned 10 on the weekend...10!
that double figures as he has reminded us & his sisters for the last week!
there's just no *buffering* of facts for us parents is there...
the kid has been cruising around all weekend...10....10...
he'll soon realise that there's 3 of them & 2 of us...
outnumbered but un-noticed yet...
he has not a care in the world that i still remember the first moment his doting older sister met him...
& the time he sat with me in labour all morning whilst i was pregnant with his younger sister...
whilst everyone else in the house was asleep he got up with me, at 4years old...
& we sat on the couch overlooking sydney harbour together listening to the cries of kookaburras & watching the sun come up together...
he so excited...waiting to become a big brother...
he's that kind of kid...thoughtful yet totally cool...
emotionally smart & wise beyond his years...yet a smelly happy constant football mad 10 year old boy...
he's been blessed to be *squished* between two pretty great sisters...
i'm hoping it will make him a good listener...boyfriend...husband & father in years to come...
something has got to come of all this girl time!
we're just off the wave of christmas & the new year...
but us parents with december & january babes know this is irrelevant to a child...
the party...the celebration...the next wave
& so we packed full the party bags...
we made endless green-football-pitch-cupcakes...
& we threw ourselves into the start of another new year....sol's 10 one...
the hubster & i have thrown a lot of kid's parties in the last 12 years...
three kiddos a year...two in the same month as one another...
& i never wonder where our enthusiasm for them comes from...
we embrace them whole heartedly...the kids & the parties...
i know there are some families who celebrate big one year & small the next...
we have kidded ourselves in the past that we are going to adopt this *way*...
but...whether the kiddos like it or not...they are having a party!
& what child would argue with that....?
you show me a boy...
in a back the front brand new football kit...
covered in sweat & mud...
surrounded by his sisters & besties...
with a pile of green cakes...
&
a family that want to celebrate his birth for the 10th time...
who'd rather do something else...
&
i'll eat my laptop...
happy birthday gorgeous sol
we love you very very much
xoxox
Aww wish your little boy a Very Happy Belated Birthday from me. He looks super cool (eek, that makes me sound like my Mum)... Anyhoo, congratulations to you on throwing a birthday party and getting your little lad to the grand old age of 10!!! Well done you! Take care. Lx
ReplyDeleteHAPPY belated BIRTHDAY SOL!!
ReplyDeleteI would sing for you, but on second thought, not a good idea...
Your mum and dad know how to make you feel special, don't they? Love the green football cakes and party bags. I hope you truly enjoyed your party, being 10 is a special age, enjoy the double number!
Oh, and to mummy, Happy B-day with your big boy sweetie! Hugs!
Maureen xx
Ohhh (blub blub I am abit emotional today!) I am right there with you as Boo will be 10 in May. How on earth did the time go so fast? I love the description of how he waited out labour with you - boys are just precious aren't they? Just for being there when it counts. Lovely post my sweet. Gosh I wish I could pop in for a cuppa, I need it today. However - more upbeat - I went with my sister in law for a late scan (she is 37 weeks) as they thought the baby was breech. Hurrah - it has turned so now we have one happy Mama-to-be. Lou xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday to Sol! Those birthday celebrations never get old. My youngest just turned 20!! And we scheduled a flight for him to come home for 12 hours to celebrate before driving him back to school in another state!
ReplyDeletexo Cathy
same same! i love nothing more than organising a birthday party. i must admit i'm slightly control freakish about it and the girls do have to remind me 'it's my party remember' but i just cant help my crafty brain working overtime to make cakes, party bags......
ReplyDeleteSol is such a beautiful name. I'm hoping for a blue one like him next time round!! xxx
Happy Birthday Sol!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky boy! I have two kids born in Feb and I remember one year my daughter wanted a Barbie campervan. Well do you think I could find one..what with all the toy shops depleted after the xmas sales! I hunted high and low...no internet in those days...finally found one thank god or there would have been a very disappointed little princess! Robx
ReplyDeletep.s. I forgot the birthday cakes we made every year from the 'Womens Weekly Birthday Cake' recipe book. I can't tell you how many time we would be racing around the night before the party trying to find fine licorice strips to finish off the cake, and my husband happily trying to eat all the smarties before I had finished decorating! Great memories! Robx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to
ReplyDeleteyour sweet boy! My
boy is 12 and keeps
reminding us that
his next b-day is a
big one: a teenager!
Luckily, it's 10
months away...not ready
for that, yet : ) My
brother's wife is expecting
#3 {a girl}, so their
middle....my little Godson,
will also be sandwiched
between two sisters.
Looking forward to seeing
him navigate all the estrogen!
Happy B-day to Sol's mom
and dad, as well : )
xx Suzanne
Oh, Honey! What a moving post. Happy birthday, little man - you have such a fun mum. I adore all the effort you went to, Miss Melissa - he looks so delighted. Good for you! J x
ReplyDeleteOh, what a little sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteI love that last photo, with his soccer top on back to front and the big smile. Precious. Happy birthday to your big boy. Ace party bags!
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