Titus Turns 8!

Today my precious little boy turned eight. As in, only ten short years from being an adult! Be still my little heart... how can my son be eight already? I swear I remember all of the details of his very first "Birth Day" as if it was just yesterday! 

(p.s. My adorable nieces are about to turn 15!)

I brought his Birthday lunch request (McDonald's) to school and ate with him today. Then we played foursquare until he ever so politely asked me if he could go play with Andy instead. It's okay, I will try to focus on the fact that he invited me out to the playground and asked me to play with him for a little while instead of focusing on the fact that he ditched me! 

Then for dinner he requested macaroni and cheese, egg-n-a-hole, oranges and rootbeer floats. I thought it was a really strange combination, but I obliged him none-the-less!

He opened up his gift from us, which was a camera. My budding little photographer/videographer will undoubtedly get some good use out of his new "toy". He's already been busy taking pictures tonight. Here are a few of them! 

 

Now we just have to figure out what setting it's on that is causing the vignetting. I'm sure he'll figure out how to use it to it's fullest extent in no time. This kid has one of those minds that just turns and whirls and works all day every day. If I do say so myself, he's a rather exceptionally bright kiddo! First he will conquer his camera... then he'll conquer the world! Too much? What can I say... he's my BABY!

And finally, here's an interview with Titus. I so wish I had done these earlier/more often. It's so fun to compare his answers today with his answers 2 years ago! Happy Birthday Titus!

Titus's Birthday Interview

What is your favorite toy?

(6) Starwars and Legos.

(8) Legos

What is your favorite food?

(6) Macaroni and Cheese.

(8) Macaroni and Cheese

What is your favorite book?

(6) Starwars books.

(8) Calvin and Hobbs

What is your favorite place to eat?

(6) The place where we eat peanuts and drop them on the floor. The warehouse? I don’t remember what it’s called… (Roadhouse Grill).

(8) Grammy’s!

Who are your best friends?

(6) Logan, Weston, Josh and Bruce.

(8) Andy, Sam, Mark, Hunter and Eli

What do you want to be when you grow up?

(6) Lots of things. Police officer, fire fighter, a cowboy, a worker, a builder, a racecar driver, and that’s it.

(8) A Lego Set Designer

What is something you are good at doing?

(6) Going through tiny holes. Playing Lego Starwars. Playing the Wii. And that’s it.

(8) Playing the Wii. Taking pictures. Making noise. Being funny.

What’s your favorite movie?

(6) Starwars.

(8) Starwars

What is your favorite treat?

(6) Cookies!

(8) Grammy’s desserts.

What is your favorite subject in school?

(6) Mostly English and Spanish.

(8) Library, P.E., Technology

What is your favorite thing to do?

(6) My favorite thing to do is playing with Legos and my Lego sets.

(8) Read and play

Where’s your most favorite place to be?

(6) At Josh’s house or Logan and Weston’s house and Disneyland and Legoland.

(8) In my room

What’s your favorite holiday? 

(6) Christmas

(8) Christmas

What do you like most about yourself?

(6) I have no idea.

(8) That I’m funny

What is your favorite game to play?

(6) Sorry

(8) Lego games and Wii games

Do you think you’ll ever get married?

(6) Yup, of course.

(8) Yes

How many kids do you want to have?

(6) Ten! Actually, 20. Well, I think 30. I think 40. 20 girls and 20 boys!

(8) However many I get

Tell me about your family.

(6) Daddy’s the funny one. And he likes to wrestle. Leeann’s sometimes freaked out by people and she’s also funny. And mommy likes to do the computer a lot. She does the phone a lot too.

(8) My family are my mom, my dad, Jade and Leeann. Leeann is pretty dramatic. Jade laughs a lot. Mom cooks and Daddy makes funny jokes.

What are you looking forward to about your Birthday party?

(6) Getting lots of Starwars stuff. McDonalds, friends and that’s it.

(8) Having all the guests I want there

Titus's 6th Birthday

Titus turned six on Friday. Six! If you'd like to know how I feel about it you can head over here, to my other blog. This one is about preserving family memories. That one is about my thoughts and feelings and things I ponder from time to time.

Anyway, here on our family's blog I now present... Titus's sixth Birthday!

His special day started out with breakfast with Daddy. Daddy almost always takes the kids out to a special breakfast of their choosing for a special date. Titus chose Cork's donuts. He enjoyed his huge donut and strawberry milk before heading off to school with some extra donut holes to share with his classmates. 

We enjoyed a super fun party with friends and family at McDonald's. Despite my last minute party planning, everyone he invited was able to attend which made for a really big, really fun, really crazy adventure. He even had a couple of friends from school attend, which was a first for our family--and totally awesome!

These are Titus's presents from the friends (and family) at his party. Legos, Starwars and Nerf. Yup, that's my son! He was so excited about all of his fantastic new presents and they couldn't have been more perfectly fit for him. 

And the "adults" at the party, minus the mom driving around town to calm her fussy baby, had a little too much fun with the Ronald McDonald lips on a stick that our Birthday party hostess brought out to us... just because they had them lying around. Apparently we looked like the type of people that would make good use of them I guess! 

It was so wonderful to have a stress free party where the food, cake and ice cream all came with the package and there was plenty of space to play and have fun. All we had to do was show up and bring the Birthday boy and his presents. No set up, no clean up, no planning. Having a kiddo who's Birthday falls smack in the middle of the holiday season makes the relatively few dollars spent on the party worth their weight in gold! 

The night before the party I did Titus's six year-old interview since I knew we wouldn't have time to do it the next day. Titus watched me type his answers verbatim as he said them and he literally corrected my spelling, grammar and dictation skills all within the course of this short interview. He's one smart cookie!

Titus’s 6 Year Old Interview

(Questions by mom, answers by Titus)

What is your favorite toy? Starwars and Legos.

What is your favorite food? Macaroni and Cheese.

What is your favorite book? Starwars books.

What is your favorite place to eat? The place where we eat peanuts and drop them on the floor. The warehouse? I don’t remember what it’s called… (Roadhouse Grill).

Who are your best friends? Logan, Weston, Josh and Bruce.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Lot’s of things. Police officer, fire fighter, a cowboy, a worker, a builder, a racecar driver, and that’s it.

What is something you are good at doing? Going through tiny holes. Playing Lego Starwars. Playing the Wii. And that’s it.

What’s your favorite movie? Starwars.

What is your favorite treat? Cookies!

What is your favorite subject in school? Mostly English and Spanish.

What is your favorite thing to do? My favorite thing to do is playing with Legos and my Lego sets.

Where’s your most favorite place to be? At Josh’s house or Logan and Weston’s house and Disneyland and Legoland.

What’s your favorite holiday?  Christmas.

What do you like most about yourself? I have no idea.

What is your favorite game to play? Sorry.

Do you think you’ll ever get married? Yup, of course.

How many kids do you want to have? Ten! Actually, 20. Well, I think 30. I think 40. 20 girls and 20 boys!

Tell me about your family. Daddy’s the funny one. And he likes to wrestle. Leeann’s sometimes freaked out by people and she’s also funny. And mommy likes to do the computer a lot. She does the phone a lot too.

What are you looking forward to about your Birthday tomorrow? Getting lots of Starwars stuff. McDonalds, friends and that’s it. 

Happy Birthday!

Today is Rob's Birthday--34!

I've gotta say, I absolutely love this man! It's like each year just gets better and better.

Happy Birthday Rob, I love you more than you can imagine!