Nine years old, yes that's right - Christian turned nine back in February! I can't believe it!! Six years ago today (June 6) is when life changed as Christian moved in and I became a single-dad... Like everyone, we have our share of good times and bad, and we wouldn't have it any other way!
So as my little guy gets bigger what does he want to do for his birthday? He wants to head to Sunsplash with a small group of friends and have fun with the water slides, especially double dare! As we pass his actual birthday (with a family celebration) March rolls around and he realizes that June (when Sunsplash opens for the summer) is a LONG time away still! In the end he changes his mind and he wants to have a few friends over for a sleepover --- okay, truth be told he wanted to invite a whole bunch of friends over for a sleepover but I limited him to three friends. In the end I let him invite ten friends to a movie (the Croods on opening weekend), pizza and fun at the house and then let three spend the night.
Everything went AMAZINGLY well. It was a holiday weekend so only half could come, but everything went off without a hitch. I was most worried about what the kids would do around the house --- go figure, we had enough tablets so they could all connect and play Minecraft together and that's what they did for hours upon hours. It was the simplest party ever as everyone just did what they enjoyed together - no one was left out and I didn't have to do anything!
He had a great time and so did everyone else!
Happy Birthday bud!