late for a very important date

Tommy's birthday was three weeks ago but we've been kind of busy. We're a little better now.

of course we had a party

...it just took me a week to post. We had one for Johnny too, but it was at a friends' house and I haven't gotten a hold of the pictures yet. Tommy's was at the local childrens' science museum, Exploration Place. Some foul villian stole the birthday cake and the kids had to use science (mostly fingerprints) and then run all over the museum to find it. At one point they managed to lose my littlest but he was soon recovered and I think a good time was had by all. Tommy got lots of great science gifts in which he is reveling. I promise to get the thank you notes started tomorrow.

on the occasion...

...of his sixth birthday.

Mom: Tommy, How does it feel to be six?
Tommy: Good. Well. umm, probably just great.
Obviously.

M: What things would you like to accomplish this year?
T: Well, I would I would say do my marble set a whole bunch and build some cars.
Guess what he got for his birthday...besides the new bike which he doesn't mention.

M: What are a few of you favorite things?
T: Like Thunder Mountain Mailroad and Space Mountain are my favorite roller coasters. That's all.
Possibly he is hinting at his preference for our next vacation.

M: Who are a few of your favorite people?
T: Nathan and the other Nathan and Owen, Jacob from school, and umm, probably and my family.
And the jillion other friends who we just haven't happened to see or discuss today or yesterday.

M: What would you like to be when you grow up?
T: Scientist, I keep telling you! Don't you get it?
Hmmm, I wonder what it feels like when people don't listen to what you say?

M: What are some of your favorite things to do?
T: Ride roller coasters and I like to run around and play on my friend Ryan's trampoline. I do like to run around with my brother.
Guess whose house we played at today? And boy, oh boy does he like to run around with his brother.

M: How do you feel about starting kindergarten this year?
T: Well. good.
As if this were the lamest question ever asked.

M: Anything else you'd like to say?
T: I would say we should go to the next question.
Luckily for everyone involved, there are no more questions.

Happy birthday, Sunshine! We adore you.

In case you're feeling nostalgic, here's last year's interview.

guess what he got for his birthday...

Q. Johnny, How old are you?
A. Six!
Nope, Three. Answers regularly range from 6 to 37.

Q. What's your favorite things to do?
A. Umm, Drums!
He's now been playing the set he got for his birthday for a whole hour. In the kitchen. With lots of extra great echoing.

Q. What's your favorite food?
A. Hot dogs, corn dogs!
And cake, choosing a cake was VERY exciting this afternoon.

Q. Who is your favorite friend?
A. The Drums!
Tommy prompting from the other room, "Me, he loves me the most!" Johnny commences to sing "Happy Birthday" to himself while drumming loudly, oh, so loudly. I declare the official birthday interview concluded.



It's super hard to conduct an interview while the subjects plays his new, real (although small) drum set in his most enthusiastic manner.

Happy birthday, my darling, darling boy.