Sunday:We celebrated with my family. Matthew had a cake with the Autobot and Decepticon logos on it, adorned with actual Transformers. He was nearly bursting for days because we wouldn’t let him have the Transformers until after the cake was created and consumed.
Monday: I took a poster, pictures, and a small treat to Matthew’s class to help him introduce himself as The Big Cheese.
Tuesday: As part of his Big Cheese
week, Matthew created a paper that showed pictures of some of his favorite
foods.
Wednesday: Favorite hobbies was the Big
Cheese topic of the day.
Thursday: Not only did Matthew get to
take one special item to show the class (he took Minkie, his favorite stuffed
puppy), but it was Valentine’s Day. Due to the extreme popularity of Fun Dip
with his classmates, he didn’t have to forgo many treats from his Valentine
box. Paige, one of his school friends, chose to put Starburst in her Valentines
just because she knew Matthew could have those. I cried a little bit when her
mom told me. I was actually really surprised at how observant his classmates
are. They pretty much know what he can and can’t have because they pay
attention to what kinds of things he has in his safe food bin at school.
Friday: Matthew has a birthday party
with his friends. Because several invitees could not come, the girl to boy
ratio is 2:1. Matthew doesn’t care now, but in about ten years he will be
mighty pleased with a similar ratio. As for me, it made for a pretty calm
party. We played Tranformers bingo, Transformers memory and the hot and cold
game with a mini “allspark.” (For those who don’t know, the allspark is what
gives Transformers their power.) The most popular game was the Transformers
bean bag toss. They could have played that one all day! Unfortunately, I
completely forgot to take pictures of all that. I did get a picture of his
Transformers cupcakes and the creative centerpiece that Nathan put together.
Most of the presents Matthew received were Transformers. Paige included a big package of Skittles in the bag with her gift for Matthew. What a thoughtful girl! Addie gave him an Optimus Prime helmet that makes Matthew’s voice sound like a Transformer. It was his absolute most favorite gift of the day. And although I thought it, I did not voice my opinion that the very last thing in the world I need is a toy that makes Matthew even louder than he already is. Addie picked it out herself and I think she was super pleased that Matthew loves it so much.
Saturday: Matthew’s actual birthday
and the day we celebrate with Kevin’s parents. They joined us for lunch.
Matthew got a couple more Transformers from Daniel and Nathan, an Avengers
sweatshirt and some books from Kev’s parents, and a Transformer and an easel
from Kev and I. We didn’t get our things wrapped, so Kev made Matthew close his
eyes and hold out his hands. He didn’t know what the easel was until we got it
all set up, but then he knew exactly what it was for. He draws and colors and
cuts paper all the time, so I think he will get some good use out of this
particular gift.
So
it has made for a busy week, but I can’t think of anything that pleases my
newly six year old more than being the center of attention for an entire week!
