Since Matt's birthday is on December 22, we always hold his birthday party on the first weekend of December. After his party, he told everyone, "Today is my fake birthday."
His real birthday arrived this weekend. We let him open his first presents on the night before his birthday, because we knew he would be excited to see his new Star Wars bedding set from Grandma and Grandpa L. He was really excited to hop into his "new bed."
He also got a blizzard for his birthday, and nothing makes Matthew happier than a yard filled with deep snow. He didn't come inside at all on Saturday.
He came inside and had hot cocoa, we made gingerbread houses, then went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner (his choice). When we got home, he opened his presents.
He got geodes from his Aunt Kristy. We plan on whacking them with a hammer tomorrow - he is really excited about this one.
Dennis and I bought him a gem discovery kit - Smithsonian makes this kit. We woke to a hammer banging on our kitchen table at 6:30 am the following morning. At least he didn't get a drum set for his birthday...
Uncle David and Aunt Mary Ellen gave him a Lego police truck. He built it within 5 minutes of taking this picture. He and Nolan have been placing "bad guys" in jail all weekend.
My parents bought Matthew a Snap Circuit kit. This is the best toy ever. So far, they have made a simple light circuit, a warbling "space noise" circuit, a music circuit that turns on when you clap your hands, a helicopter, and a spin art station. I finally made him put the toy away at 9:00 pm, because the child needed to sleep. We may have a future engineer on our hands!
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