Elijah celebrated turning 3 with his first birthday party. He had already seen the birthdays of his three brothers, so he kind of knew what to expect. Upon waking up, he entered the living room, breaking huge smiles at the decorations and balloons, with presents and his cake on the table. All day he repeated "Happy Birthday Elijah" (or something close to that) and tried to make the number "3" with his fingers.
After I returned home from work, he opened his gifts. Watching him tear into wrapping paper, dig into bags, and seeing his eyes light up every time brought smiles and laughter to all of us. His brothers decided that he would enjoy going to Chuck E. Cheese's for pizza and games, so we packed into the van and headed out. All went well until the six-foot tall monster rat that is Chucky came by to greet the birthday boy. The look of terror on Elijah's face was like straight out of a horror film. I couldn't help but laugh. While Chucky sulked in the corner, Elijah enjoyed the rest of his time playing games like bowling for tickets and punching rubber duckies.
We ran out of time that evening, so the next day we sang "Happy Birthday" and blew out the candles on the cake. His smiles during "Happy Birthday" were priceless, and he blew out his candles like an old pro. What a special time for us, and by the look on his face, for one of the first times in his life I believe that he truly felt special too...
JP
After I returned home from work, he opened his gifts. Watching him tear into wrapping paper, dig into bags, and seeing his eyes light up every time brought smiles and laughter to all of us. His brothers decided that he would enjoy going to Chuck E. Cheese's for pizza and games, so we packed into the van and headed out. All went well until the six-foot tall monster rat that is Chucky came by to greet the birthday boy. The look of terror on Elijah's face was like straight out of a horror film. I couldn't help but laugh. While Chucky sulked in the corner, Elijah enjoyed the rest of his time playing games like bowling for tickets and punching rubber duckies.
We ran out of time that evening, so the next day we sang "Happy Birthday" and blew out the candles on the cake. His smiles during "Happy Birthday" were priceless, and he blew out his candles like an old pro. What a special time for us, and by the look on his face, for one of the first times in his life I believe that he truly felt special too...
JP
