By the time my 8th birthday rolled around, I was
pretty good at celebrating, thanks to all the fun parties my relatives threw
for me on our road trip. Between that and my request not to have a huge party,
Mom and Dad had some thinking to do when it came to figuring out a way to keep
it small while still making the day special.
We kicked my birthday off by opening a present the night
before. Then we started my big day with a surprise – a huge Wild Kratts sign
that said, “Have a Wild Birthday Mitch!” -- and more presents. Next, we headed
to story time at the park. The librarian from our school read some books and we
played with some friends. Then our friends Eli, Alex, Tessa and their mom came
over for lunch, cupcakes and a water blaster battle. We chilled out in the
afternoon, watching some of my favorite show, Wild Kratts.
Once dad came home, we headed to Rudy’s for dinner. Then we
went home for apple crisp, ice cream, and more presents.
Saturday was my last celebration. We invited three of my
friends over: Brody, Jacob and Hannah. We played with sidewalk chalk, water
blasters, three big empty washing machine boxes we scored from Lowes, and our
bounce house. Brody and I drew food chains – mine was a list with arrows
pointing to the creatures that eat each other, and Brody’s was a picture of creatures
eating the other creatures that prey on each other in real life.
We ate breakfast tacos and watermelon, then decorated big pieces
of dirt cake with lots and lots of sprinkles.
It was a great way to celebrate. It was just enough fun,
without being overwhelming.
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