"There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know."
-Lewis Carroll
This year James’ birthday fell on a Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the kids from celebrating with pizza and presents. James couldn’t wait to open them, so we got together over lunch so he could get a head start.
James insisted on going to karate on his birthday, mainly because the birthday boy or girl gets to break a board in front of the class. As soon as Mr. Monaghan started to say it was someone’s birthday, James jumped up and was halfway up to the front before Mr. Monaghan finished the sentence. James was excited to show off his skills to the class, and now he has a cleanly broken board as a souvenir.
We had originally planned on traveling for James’ birthday at his request. At the last minute he decided he would rather have the family over. I’d like to say he wanted to spend quality time with the family but I have a suspicion he might have been motivated by more presents. Either way we’re glad he made the choice since all the kids had a great time playing with their cousins and grandparents. James got more presents and everyone got to eat ice cream sundaes, so it was a win all around.
Happy birthday James!