Yesterday was Isaac's fifth birthday. We'd been thinking for a long time about what to do, given that the word "party" terrifies him these days. Why subject him to it? So on the way home, I swung by the five and dime (yes, even in San Francisco we have a five and dime) and the grocery store, and I bought him a Hot Wheels set and a yellow cupcake. When I got home, I scraped the frosting off the cupcake (sensory thing--he hates it), stuck a candle in it, lit it, and J. and I sang the Happy Birthday song to my big boy.
Oh the joy.
Isaac sang along too, and was so excited when he was able to blow out the candle by himself (Thank you, speech therapy! Thank you, OT!) He gobbled the cupcake and asked for another. "Isaac," I said, "you know what happens to your tummy when you eat too much cake?"
He grinned at me, crumbs falling everywhere.
"It would feel very worse!!"
happy happy happy happy happy birthday!
and more than happy to talk with evreryone today.....
Posted by: Kristina Chew | June 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Happy Birthday again! We hope our two-part harmony added something fun also to his special day.
Much love, Nonna and Grandpa
Posted by: Nonna and Grandpa | June 26, 2008 at 02:54 AM
Oh, happy birthday Isaac! I can't believe he's FIVE!!
Posted by: Jordan | June 26, 2008 at 03:41 AM
Hooray! Laurel Village, right?
I know those cupcakes. Well.
What a perfect party. Happy birthday to a perfect boy.
Posted by: drama mama | June 26, 2008 at 06:27 AM
Happy birthday! Sounds like the perfect party.
Posted by: Emily | June 26, 2008 at 07:55 AM
Hippity Hoppity Birthday, Isaac!
Posted by: squid | June 26, 2008 at 07:34 PM
Dang! I missed his birthday. :-(
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISAAC!!!
Posted by: Niksmom | June 27, 2008 at 06:11 AM
Ditto from Denver, Isaac!! K.
Posted by: Karen DeGroot Carter | June 28, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Happy Birthday Isaac!! I miss him so.. Please tell him I say hello and I wish we could play tunnel-slide :)
Posted by: Liana Taylor | July 02, 2008 at 08:16 PM
happy bday Isaac
Posted by: beata | July 03, 2008 at 02:06 PM
My daughter Haley just turned 11 and we had a similar day. She doesn't have friends to invite to a party and although she loves Chuck K Cheese she really is too big or too "special" to play there. So I said let's go shopping and she said "clothes?" We spent the day shopping her way... buying whatever she wouldn't put down. Which really wasn't that much. Then I let her pick her dessert and we went home and put eleven candles in it. At our house the whole family blows the candles out together and with eleven it took all of us too.
Posted by: Tammy | July 06, 2008 at 02:24 PM