Birthday Weekend in Review

I'm still tired, but I don't know when I will ever NOT be tired, so I might as well just suck it up and post about Niko's epically awesome weekend!

Saturday morning, the boy was up bright and early, eager to open presents. He woke up to a balloon bouquet outside his room, and promptly went to wake up his sister (as always). And since the lady at Dollar Tree had accidentally given me eight balloons instead of seven, I had given one to Maya to give to her brother-- so she grabbed it out of her closet and gave it to him, much to his delight! Then the two of them went downstairs, where Niko discovered his gift from us: a new 20-inch Schwinn BMX-style bike. He sat on it and checked it out while he waited for us to come downstairs, and then he eagerly tore into his presents. And while he had previously lamented that he didn't have very many gifts this year, he quickly changed his tune... because he loved EVERY SINGLE GIFT he unwrapped! A number of Lego sets, a Razor scooter, a snowboard, and a photo album that Maya made especially for him (100% her idea... cutest thing ever!). He was seriously beside himself, and couldn't decide which gift to play with first. It was awesome!

After that, we got dressed and went to breakfast. Normally we go out to dinner to celebrate birthdays, but Niko (the stereotypical morning person) wanted to go to breakfast. So we did! He also asked for corn dogs for lunch and pizza for dinner. Done and done. The rest of the day consisted of getting ready for his party and taking him over to the local basketball court so he could really test out his scooter.

And of course, he had cake!

Sunday dawned cloudy and cooler than expected, but we went forward with the plan to have his party outdoors. And it went fine! I was out of my mind inviting so many little boys (who nearly ALL came), but Niko had a complete and total blast. I will let the pictures tell the story (it was a Lego/Halloween party):

The total headcount was seventeen little boys and two little sisters. And while the temperature outside ended up being fine, we did get rained on a little bit at one point (I am so thankful for my mom-friends who stayed and helped move everything inside while Gus and I rushed to get the pinata done-- which was indestructible, by the way. haha!). Of course, this meant that Niko received an obscene number of gifts, all of which he opened very graciously. And he's already gotten started on his thank you notes, so that's good! Because the kid has a lot to write!

Anyway, he really did have a great weekend. He was grinning from ear to ear the entire time. And now he has a crazy number of Lego sets to work on, which is HEAVEN for him! He is a happy camper! And I am a tired mom! :)