Turning 5

Garrett celebrated his 5th birthday with 3 parties, the lucky kid!

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First, last Monday his preschool had a party for all the kids with summer birthdays.

Then, that afternoon we had his CARS birthday party at the park..

...with all his best friends. He's been anticipating a CARS birthday party ever since, oh, June '06 when he first watch the beloved movie. He was pleased with his last-minute-we're-trying-to-move-and-graduate-but-I-need-to-thow-a-birthday-cake-together-for-tomorrow CARS cake that I made. He had a great time playing with his friends again before we moved. He misses them already! And today, on his actual birthday, we completed the celebration with bowling and cupcakes. Lucky for us, next door to our Boston hotel is a bowling alley. It's really not all that fun for a 5 year old to be on vacation on his birthday, but 3 parties ought to make up for it! He's been wanting to go bowling for a while, so it was a great way to celebrate. Happy Birthday, Pal! What we love most about you:

~We love your curiousity and that you love to learn about everything

~We love that you are such a great big brother and that you are such a good helper to Ethan and Lydia

~We love that your sensitive, caring heart and that you are such a good friend to others

~We love you