This year Papa (Monte's Dad) sent John a chocolate, chocolate cake from his restaurant and we ate that after opening presents. {Thanks Papa}
My sweet John boy getting ready to open his gifts...
I think he likes it...
Such a ham...
The day of his actually birthday was jammed packed. As with every birthday, we took the day off from school. He had the whole day planned and we had a blast!
The first thing we did was go to Chuck E. Cheese. We used to go here often, but now that they are older, school takes a lot longer and we just don't have the time. I guess it makes Birthdays more special.
Then we went to the mall and John went on the jumping trampoline thingy before going to Build-A-Bear.
One thing I do to help save money, but still make the kids feel special, is signing them up for birthday clubs.
Chuck E Cheese - 20 free tokens for your birthday AND 1/2 birthday
Barnes N Noble - You get a free cupcake AND can make a free online book *very neat*
Toys R Us - $3 giftcard
Build A Bear - They always send some sort of coupon
Birthdays are such a wonderful time to celebrate the birthday child. It is completely their day and we spoil them rotten *not with material things*, but with experiences, just being together and having fun!
John said over and over again, that it was his best birthday ever. That warms this momma's heart!
6 comments:
It looks like a lot of fun!
I love the picture with the hats from the restaurant! Your kiddos are so cute!! Do your kids have school on their birthdays? That is always a treat for the birthday boy and a bit of a torture for the other! Thankfully they fall within the same week, so they both get a day off that week.
what a fun birthday and a sweet birthday boy. i LOVE the steak and shake picture! oh how i miss their cheese fries. i love your ideas. you are such a fun, devoted mom!
Love it! Happy Birthday!!!
We open the gifts when we first get up in the morning :) This is a great idea too!!! WORKS :)
Looks like a lot of birthday fun! Great ideas..thanks!!! One more birthday to go this month for us...our Josiah! :)
Jenny
Tisha, you do birthdays right! I think you do a great job of celebrating each kid in a unique way. I did not know about the Barnes and Noble birthday deal- AWESOME! Um, real sorry about encouraging the Steak and Shake thing. It is nasty, but where else can you get toy cars with sticker and cool hats?
Happy Birthday, John!
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