Alex's birthday fell on a Tuesday. I am a Mom who is probably better off working for part of the year and that is why teaching is the perfect job for me. But, that doesn't mean I don't have my moments where all I wish for is to be home with the boys and giving them my undivided attention. I never thought I would take Alex's birthday off until the week before his birthday. Being incredibly busy this year, I just felt like I needed to be with him, to make him feel special. I went to my principal and explained to her how I felt. She is so understanding and immediately told me I should request a personal day.
I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do with my special little 4 year old. I settled on Build-A-Bear. Alex has lots of stuffed animals and a few special ones. But, he doesn't have that one. He loves to sleep with them each night. Before heading to Build-A-Bear, we dropped Aiden off at daycare and headed to breakfast at IHop. Alex quickly picked out the chocolate pancakes.
After a delicious breakfast, which included ice cream from the waitress, we headed over to the Mall of America for the Build-A-Bear workshop. We were the only ones there. He was able to pick from a ton of different "skins". But, knowing my little guy, he quickly ran over to the camouflage skin. The lady helped Alex stuff his bear just to the right size and put a heart inside. Alex then gave it a bath, combed its hair and made sure it was just perfect. He tried telling me the bear needed an outfit, but I quickly explained that since he is camouflage he doesn't need an outfit.
We then headed over to Nickelodeon Universe and went on about 4 rides. After we exchanged a few gifts at Target and picked up Aiden at daycare.
The boys watched an afternoon movie after naps before heading to evening preschool.
Happy birthday, buddy!
I love you.
Sounds like a really fun and special day!
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