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Oct. 20th, 2005 06:55 am
Birthday Wrapup
Alex turned six yesterday. Seems like just last week that he could only say things like "gup" and "joosh" - now he talks nonstop about just about any topic that pops into his head.
His mom got him a Spiderman game for Xbox, and a really cool model airplane. The plane has interchangeable bombs and drop fuel tanks and the cockpit opens to put the little pilot in his chair. He really digs the plane, which he insists is a "Model" not an airplane. heh
My mom sent him a check (much more than I remember any of my grandparents sending me when I was six, that's for sure) and we had to go spend it. He ended up with a giant swamp-creature racetrack for his Hot Wheels cars.
He wanted to get up at 5:30 on his birthday, to open his presents as early as possible. At the usual wakeup time, he ran to the living room and ripped the paper off his two Hot Wheels toys, and then looked at the 1000-piece tub of Legos. This morning, he doesn't even want to watch cartoons, he's so intent on building stuff with his new blocks. He's done a sword and a firetruck so far. I'm glad he likes building toys - it always seems more healthy to construct than to destroy, although there is always a component of destruction when the blocks have to go back in the tub. :-)
Tonight, we go over to his grandfather's house for more presents (I presume) and some dinner and apple pie. Yeah, he doesn't really get into cake too much, and besides - he had some of that chocolate cake on Monday.
Overall, it seems like a pretty good week-long birthday, eh?
His mom got him a Spiderman game for Xbox, and a really cool model airplane. The plane has interchangeable bombs and drop fuel tanks and the cockpit opens to put the little pilot in his chair. He really digs the plane, which he insists is a "Model" not an airplane. heh
My mom sent him a check (much more than I remember any of my grandparents sending me when I was six, that's for sure) and we had to go spend it. He ended up with a giant swamp-creature racetrack for his Hot Wheels cars.
He wanted to get up at 5:30 on his birthday, to open his presents as early as possible. At the usual wakeup time, he ran to the living room and ripped the paper off his two Hot Wheels toys, and then looked at the 1000-piece tub of Legos. This morning, he doesn't even want to watch cartoons, he's so intent on building stuff with his new blocks. He's done a sword and a firetruck so far. I'm glad he likes building toys - it always seems more healthy to construct than to destroy, although there is always a component of destruction when the blocks have to go back in the tub. :-)
Tonight, we go over to his grandfather's house for more presents (I presume) and some dinner and apple pie. Yeah, he doesn't really get into cake too much, and besides - he had some of that chocolate cake on Monday.
Overall, it seems like a pretty good week-long birthday, eh?
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