Eight.

My baby turned eight years old today. Eight! Oy. ;)

As with Asher, we didn't do anything crazy to celebrate Micah's birthday this year. Instead, we've done two things. First, Nathan & I took both birthday boys to see a live production of The Sound of Music on Saturday at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse. (Noah had no interest in going and we got better seating with just four of us, so it all worked out, lol.) So, we dropped Noah off at a friend's (thanks, Deanna!) then drove the younger two around in circles for awhile just to mess with them. ;) (It almost killed me keeping the secret for so long, lol...as we'd actually been planning this since February when we heard they were going to do The Sound of Music, just after the boys had first been introduced to the show.) We still managed to arrive on time and sat down for lunch at our front row table before thoroughly enjoying the show, complete with dessert at intermission. Asher was especially impressed by how quickly people could change their costumes and both boys enjoyed being able to watch the orchestra in action. (Seriously, folks, if you're local and have the opportunity, we highly recommend this place. They do a fabulous job!) Here are the boys outside the theater as we were leaving:

The second part of our celebrations for Micah's birthday happened on Sunday...just cake and presents at home. It happened on Sunday, though, because Noah was just way, way impatient and had convinced Micah to be impatient, too. ;) You see, Noah and Asher, in shopping for Micah, had decided they wanted to spend some of their own money on new Nerf guns, too. Knowing that Micah wasn't allowed to do any shopping of his own in the month before his birthday, Asher thoughtfully declared that perhaps they ought not buy the guns yet...as it might be inconsiderate to open and play with them in front of Micah. To this, Noah argued that they were on (an admittedly pretty good) sale *now* and to wait until after Micah's birthday would end up costing them both a good bit more. In the end, we came to a compromise. The boys could buy their new guns then, but we would keep them hidden until Micah opened his presents. Hence, Noah was itching to have Micah open his presents. ;)

So. On Sunday, Micah had his requested lemon bundt cake and opened his presents...an ice cream churner, a Ben & Jerry's ice cream recipe book, an iTunes giftcard, a stuffed Minion, a stuffed bunny (which he named Mallow, since she's white like a marshmallow), and the Nerf gun stuff. Yes, those are the things he asked for. (Well, he didn't ask for the stuffed bunny. Noah came up with that all on his own because Micah's constantly trying to catch the wild bunnies in our yard, claiming he just wants to give them a hug. Micah's been hugging Mallow ever since, lol.) Micah's also thinking about a new hand mixer and other kitchen paraphernalia...and may well use his various birthday moneys from grandparents toward that. ;) 

And that was our celebration of Micah turning eight. ;) In keeping with tradition, I'll now list eight things about my boy:

1. Yes, he still has the mohawk. He only lets me spike it up on special occasions, though. ;)

2. He's very decisive, except when he's not...which is most of the time. ;) Let's just say that one really shouldn't take his first response as his actual decision.

3. He made a little home for all his stuffed animals in his room...complete with couch, Apple tv remote, Wii remotes, beds and blankets. (It's all made out of legos and containers that once held legos, of course.)

4. He just had me order shin pads for karate sparring for him, like Asher already has. But he decidedly did not want a face mask like Asher...because then how would he itch his face, he said. ;)

5. I literally just opened the door to the basement to find Micah and Asher singing "Climb Every Mountain" (from The Sound of Music) at the top of their lungs whilst simultaneously shooting each other with Nerf guns. Odd.

6. He loves Good Eats (Alton Brown), Mythbusters, and Star Trek right now.

7. He's in a hurry to grow up but is adamantly against growing old, lol.

8. He's mine. ;) (Unlike the other two boys who are starting to grow up and all and try to be their own people, Micah's still perfectly content to be my little boy...and I'm taking advantage of that for as long as it lasts!)

Comments

[Melinda]

You should talk him into buying a KitchenAid mixer. :)

[Melinda]

You should talk him into buying a KitchenAid mixer. :)