Zachary is five!

Today my youngest baby turned five. Once again both boys are the same age for about 3 1/2 months. We started the morning out with a candle in Zachary's muffin at breakfast. Alex & I sang to him and he loved it. He was so excited that his birthday was finally here!

Yesterday Zachary was very upset (& actually cried twice) about the fact that nobody was coming to see him on his birthday. I tried to explain that his party wasn't until Saturday & he'd see everybody then but he was still very sad. I promised him that today was going to be a special day with just our little family. After breakfast we Skyped with Daddy and went ahead and opened the gifts that Daddy had mailed. They were a hit - super hero's, a fleece super hero blanket, and a pirate puzzle - Daddy did good.

I let the birthday boy pick whatever he wanted for lunch and the little stinker said crab legs! Seriously, what happened to noodles or pancakes or something? Off we went to Joe's Crab Shack.
He got his own kids order of crab legs and ate every last bite! The only downside was that I had to crack them all. I let both boys get ice cream for dessert.
Then our waiter stuffed balled up paper towels in Zachary's shirt sleeves and had him stand up on his chair and make muscle poses while the whole restaurant sang Happy Birthday to him. I could tell he loved it but he was a little shy for some reason.
Zachary had originally picked steak for dinner but thankfully he changed his mind. Instead he chose to eat (frozen) mini corndogs and other assorted finger foods so both boys could eat on the living room floor and have a movie night. Much easier & cheaper for me. Woo-hoo!

Now the birthday boy is tucked in bed with his new blanket (Thank you Daddy!).
I'm pretty sure he's going to try to use his birthday power for the rest of the week until his party. I just hope he doesn't get out of control!
Happy Fifth Birthday Zachary!!