Parkers Day

Yesterday when Parker woke up (6:00am) I asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday. It was his day, I explained, and he gets to make the plans. He decided he wanted to first open his presents, and so we did, at 6 am. After presents which included two small lego sets and a nerf sword from mom and dad, and a homemade necklace from Abby, I asked him what else he wanted to do.

Parker told me that most of all he wanted me to call his "buddy Jack" and ask his mom if we could all go swimming. So I did, and Jacks mom met us at the pool.

This is Parker with Jack. Parker refers to him as his "buddy." In Parkers world, Jack is his best friend, never-mind the fact that Jack is four and a half years older than him. This special relationship is something I have never seen before. Parker adores, no wait, worships Jack, and Jack not only tolerates it but loves Parker back. He treats Parker as if he was really was his best friend, and includes him in everything he does when Parker is around. It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. I am not sure how long it will last, but it has been going on for over a year now and the the bond has not yet seemed to fade.

So after swimming with Jack, Parker wanted to eat pizza, so we met Taylor at Peter Piper for some games and dinner.

 Cant have a Peter Piper birthday without a little ski ball. I like his lay-down technique.

When inquired as to what type of birthday cake he wanted, Parker told me he wanted to make chocolate brownies, with lots of chocolate frosting, and gummy-worms all over the top. Oh, and the candles,had to be green.  Done, and Done! (What can I say, the kid knows what he wants and just so happens to have an extremely developed dessert palate.)

Its good to be four! Happy birthday Parker.