This week we celebrated our little Zach's 5th birthday! I've always had a special bond with my little buddy and I just want to keep him little forever, but he is growing up nonetheless! Zach is such a sweetheart. He has the sweetest things to say, gives the best hugs, and always wants to play and spend time with his family. He is a thinker and a little goofball and often says the most random things, or shares the most random thoughts with me! One day while I was rushing to get the older kids out the door for school he kept coming up to me and saying, "Mom. Mom. Mom." I kept putting him off so I could get the kids off, but once they were, I turned to him and said, "Ok Zach, now what did you need to tell me?" Completely serious and a little bit excited he says, "Mom, I figured out how boys and girls are the same! They both have to sit down to go poop!" Haha, he was quite proud of himself for figuring this out!
Jon and I have often commented on Zach's striking similarity to one of his favorite shows when he was a bit younger, "Curious George". He is curious about EVERYTHING, he is always making messes- not necessarily on purpose, he climbs all over everything, he gets into everything, he often thinks he's being helpful when he is being the opposite, but at the end of the day he is just super loveable. I think we may have let him watch a tad too much curious george...
Zach loves doing crafts, especially aqua beads, painting, and sticker books. He loves running around with friends outside, jumping on trampolines, swinging and climbing all over our playset, riding his bike, going to parks, and going to the library. He loves to spend time with his siblings and will often resort to pestering them if they aren't giving him the attention he wants. He loves stories and has recently gotten really into magformers and other small building toys! He loves the avengers and all superheroes.
For Zach's birthday we started the morning by letting his stay home and watch shows instead of coming to the gym with me while I taught (he is back and forth on whether or not he likes the gym). Next, he got to pick his lunch (a bagel), and we got ready for school. While he was at preschool I went to the store and picked up some balloons to surprise him with. When I picked him up, he was super excited about the balloons and even more excited when I told him that we could go to the dollar store and he could pick out a couple of things. He LOVES the dollar store. On the way he says, "Oh, no Mom! I forgot my money! Do you have any of my dollars?" I said, "Zachy, it's your birthday, you don't have to pay with your money. I'll get them for you!" He said, "Really?? You'll pay with your money? I love birthdays!" When we were checking out at the dollar store he said to the cashier, "Um its my birthday today and my mom said I didn't have to pay." Haha, I had to clarify that I would still be paying.
For dinner, he picked out Chic Fil A chicken nuggets and after dinner we had a chocolate chip cookie cake I made. For his presents he got a couple small drones, an avengers lamp, some sticker books, pajamas, some books, a large transformer (by specific request), some rock candy, and a couple other things. He loved his special day!
Two days later, on Thursday, we had a small party with a few friends from the neighborhood and a few from church at SkyZone Trampoline park. Katie and Colton also got to invite a friend. The place was pretty fun and not very crowded and the kids all had a blast! We had pizza, drinks, and cupcakes in the party room after jumping. It was a fun time! Covid has definitely changed a lot of things, but thankfully some of these places are safely opening back up. The capacity was limited and the staff all wore masks, and gloves to serve food. They were also frequently cleaning things. I know there is always still a risk but it felt like a small one and I'm glad the kids could have a fun night with their friends!
Zach's Favorites:
Show: Curious George,
Movie: Zombies 2
Color: Green
Hobby/Activity: Play with Toys
Dinner: Chicken Nuggets from Chic Fil A, Chicken Tacos
Treat: Jolly Ranchers
Things Zach does NOT like: dinner (pretty much every single dinner), pizza, pink, purple.
