"A whole hand"

Wednesday was Garrett's 5th birthday, he is now "a whole hand" he will tell you.  He was so excited when he woke up.  I had borrowed a mold to make Star Wars pancakes, he was thrilled!  Then he was off to school where they treated him like a king, then I took Dirt Cupcakes up to his class.  Everyone thought they were so fun, it was just oreo's and pudding with a worm coming out of it, but it was fun and different from cupcakes and his teacher loved it because it didn't get all over the place.  Matt was able to meet us at school and then he took Garrett to run a few errands and when they got home, they took the training wheels off his bike!  I think Matt & I are a lot more excited about this then he is, lol.  He'd much rather ride his scooter right now.  For dinner, we went to Gattitown and brought Louden with us, turned out it was Kids Eat Free night, so dinner was pretty inexpensive :-)  They had a blast, and afterwards we opted for $1 sundaes at McD's, which was perfect because neither of the boys ended up finishing theirs.

In the evening I asked Garrett a series of questions, I'm hoping to make a scrapbook out of these and add a picture.  I'd like to ask the same questions every year and see what chanes over time.

Here's the questions I asked him:
How old are you today? 5
How does it feel to be 5? fun
What did you have for breakfast? Star Wars Pancakes
What was the weather like?  Cloudy then hot & sunny (75)
What do you think is the most important thing you've learned in life so far? To be a big boy
How do you think you're different from a year ago? I'm taller
What's your favorite thing about yourself?  my pants
What school do you go to? Spowerports (powersports)
What do you think of school? It's fun
Who is your teacher? Ms MiMi
What is your favorite subject? reading
What do you like learning about? Dinosaurs
What is your favorite color? Green
Who is your best friend? Louden
Tell me about your family. Momma, Daddy & Payton
What do you like most about having a sister? Playing Transformers with her (This was news to me!)
Did we take any vacations this year? Yes, we went to visit Grandma & Grandpa in Michigan
What is your favorite food? pasta with white sauce and cheese
What is your favorite breakfast?  Waffles with icing (Toaster Strudels)
What is your favorite candy? Chocolate chips
What is your favorite snack? chocolate chip cookies
What is your favorite drink?  OJ
What is your favorite dessert? brownies and cake
In the past year, what was your favorite book? Anything with dinosaurs. favorite movie? Dinosaurs (by Disney), favorite music? Rock & Roll
What is your favorite tv show?  Ben 10 (big surprise to me)
If you had a whole day to do what you wanted, what would you do? Play Lego's, watch TV and play at Louden's house
What's your favorite toy to play with?  Ninja Lego's (he doesn't have any, he plays with Louden's)
What's your favorite part of the playground? The slides
What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher
Do you think you'll ever get married? giggles, no
If you do get married, how old do you think you'd be?  Pretty old, 8
What have you learned about girls this year? Don't know
Do you like girls? Do you have a girlfriend? Yes, it was Keira, now it's Samantha
Are you scared of anything? Yes, fire burning the house down
What is your favorite outfit? Comfy pants and t-shirts
What is your favorite game? Spider man video game (We don't have this, he plays this at Louden's)
What is your favorite animal? Snakes
What is your favorite thing to do? Go to louden's house
What was your favorite present this year? Lego's
If you had a lot of money, what would you do with it? Buy more Lego's
What is your favorite thing to do with Momma? Arts & Crafts
What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? play with cars
Anything else? No