The Chatty Homemaker

Another birthday

We had another birthday this week, and that means more simple birthday fun. Our little Micaiah turned 5 on Wednesday (yesterday). He was super excited, counting down the days until he turned the big number 5. Now he’s looking forward to 18. Yes, his little eyes are set on the future. Double digits, no big deal. Why 18? Well, this kid is adventurous. He wants a motorcycle so bad he can taste it. That’s what he has asked for, for his last two birthdays and Christmases. He wants a wolf and a motorcycle. Then he will be the happiest man alive. Wolves are neat, and beautiful, but I don’t think I would want one in my house.

It’s hard to believe that it has already been five whole years since God blessed us with this amazing little person. He was conceived four months after our second miscarriage. I had placenta previa in the first trimester, but it resolved, and was no longer a problem by the time I went in for a repeat ultrasound. He was due to be born on my uncle’s birthday, but was four days past due, and born on his uncle’s birthday instead. He looked just like my uncle, though, and still does.

Simple birthday fun

We do birthdays simple around here. The kids always know that they are special, and that they are each worthy of being celebrated. That being said, we do make a deal out of birthdays. We just do it in a more simple way. Yesterday Micaiah got to pick all of the food that we ate. Including dessert. He’s the only one of us who likes chocolate cake. So, guess what he asked me to make for dessert. Chocolate cake. That’s okay, though. For the big party on Saturday he wants a pumpkin cake. That’s something we all like.

He got control of the remote, too. That is really special. We do not watch a lot of TV, but on their birthday if they choose to, they get to watch it and be in control of what is watched. Of course the same basic standards are followed. They know what is allowed. He did not have to do any school work. The whole day was all about him. I believe that’s how it should be. The day of their birth is all about them, so why should the celebration of the anniversary of their birth be any different? Around here it is treated as their own personal holiday.

What he chose to do on his day

It was his day so he chose everything we did. I gave him choices for dinner of course. He chose breakfast and lunch with no problem. We had breakfast burritos for breakfast, and grilled cheese, made on homemade sourdough bread, for lunch. Dinner was a bit harder to decide on for him though. He kept reverting back to Taco Bell. So, I gave him options. Homemade goodness of any sort he desired, Taco Bell, or this new pizza place we got a flier for in the mail. The pizza place had free arcade, and board games galore. I’m sure you can guess what he chose to do. The pizza place. I’ll say it was almost as good as my homemade pizza. It was also a lot of fun, and the people there were very friendly.

We usually do family dinner on the kid’s actual birthdays, then have a small party for them the weekend after. Since we live so much further from everyone now, we have decided not to make them feel obligated to drive all the way out here twice on a week anymore. However, my dad hauls race tires for Firestone, and will be in Long Beach, CA this weekend. So, he came for dinner and paid for it all. That was a huge blessing, especially since we just bought a house. He is taking me out for my birthday tomorrow, again since he will be in CA for my birthday.

Simple little birthday party

I have a few go to birthday meals that can be as simple as BBQ mac’n’cheese, or as messy as a pizza bar. Micaiah has chosen BBQ mac’n’cheese this time. It is so good, and is always devoured no matter how much I make. We invite only the people that they want to invite, and we play games, and/or stay outside, and have fun in the sun if the weather permits. I am looking forward to everyone coming out. Neither of my sisters have seen the new house yet. Neither have a lot of people who should be coming. It will be a simple little birthday party, but it does not have to be big and extravagant for him to feel special, and have fun.

Micaiah has fun no matter what is going on. He is a hoot, and a half. I am so grateful I get to be his mother. I can’t wait to see all of the neat new things he will get to build for his birthday. He is going to be a great engineer or something like that, I think. He is crazy good at building things out of nothing, and following instructions that others have designed. The Lord has blessed him greatly in that area.