He's Five

The best day for Layne is a busy one, so this one was packed. He started out spending his birthday money at toys r us, they gave him acrown, a balloon and played happy birthday for him on the intercom.He even got a gumball on our way out (just when he was learning toignore those annoying candy machines at the exits of store) He got to pass out popsicles to his classmates at school and rode home with meinstead of on the bus. He made a big deal out of the luxurious seat and how comfortable it is without his booster.
In the afternoon we stopped by Chucky Cheese's for an hour of fun and a wild ride on the monster truck. Brik only cried the first time, by the sixth he actually thought it was fun. I could never get a good picture of Layne on it because he was always leaning over the side to try to figure out how it worked. He even put a token in and walkedaround it during the ride to see what it looked like from ground level. Afterwards Jarom took him by Krispy Kream to get his free birthday doughnuts. He thought it was great to have a whole box of doughnuts in his possession, but when it came time to eat them he only had room for one and gladly put the second one back in the box fortomorrow (I am wishing I had enough sense to do the same)
We didn't want to throw a wrench in babysitting night, and frankly were pretty birthday-ed out by 5, so we gladly handed over thebirthday boy to the Ahlstroms where he enjoyed a jello treat and presents with his friends.