The Big 5

Whelp, it's official, we are now the proud parents of a 5 year old. Nicholas had a wonderful birthday celebration that lasted for about 4 days. His Aunt Natalie & her boyfriend Mas came up late Tuesday night and let Nicholas open his first birthday gift Wednesday morning...What little boy wouldn't be excited to have his first "big boy" Legos be an Indiana Jones set...complete with his own whip and Indi hat! Then on Thursday he had his Special Helper Day at school where he got to wear a crown, was sang to, and got to have Mom go to school with him. We had a great day and even went on a field trip to the Clarkston FFA Barns. That night, Grandma Sally & Papa Randy came up and had pizza and he got a surprise visit from Papa Ray with a new baseball pitching machine. Friday was his actual birthday, and he woke up to a bedroom full of balloons (38 to be exact) and a living room decorated with streamers (thanks Natalie & Mas!). For lunch we went to Dairy Queen with a few friends & Aunt Natalie & Mas and had ice cream and french fries. Ray came home early that day and we all went to soccer. Aunt Natalie & Mas stayed for soccer and then had to leave for Boise. We stopped at Safeway on the way home where he picked out an ice cream pie (the kid doesn't like frosting...I know crazy!) and him and Sean got to have a Kid Cuisine for dinner. Then on Saturday he had a soccer game in the morning and then it was rush home and get ready for his party. It was a beautiful day for a party in the park. He had a lot of his friends invited for pizza, cupcakes and ice cream cups. It was a great time and all of us were pooped by the end of the day. Here's some pics of the 4 day celebration!