Happy birthday, Aidan!

It is oh-so-hard to believe, but our Aidan had his seventh birthday today! I was concerned that he was going to have a bad day at school, given his excitement level, but he either adequately contained his enthusiasm or Mrs. M cut him some slack. I popped in at school during lunch with cookies for his class, which Aidan gleefully handed out. Then I headed home to start making homemade 'sketty and meatballs for dinner, as he requested.

He got off the bus wearing a birthday crown, which he wore on and off the rest of the day:



Tucked inside his backpack was the cutest note from one of his friends:



After putting away an impressive serving of dinner, it was time for cake. Publix makes a fabulous chocalate ganache cake, which is one of Aidan's favorites:



Then started the presents! Aidan received many cards and gifts, and was absolutely delighted with all of them. He was also thrilled to be able to read the birthday cards all by himself:






A very tired but happy seven year old boy fell asleep quickly tonight!

Interview with Aidan

My friends Kelli and Noelle have interviewed their children and I thought it was a cute idea. So here is my interview with Aidan, who is six-almost seven - I have not changed his answers in any way:

1. What is something mommy always says to you? I love you.

2. What makes mommy happy? A hug and a kiss.

3. What makes mommy sad? When I am bad.

4. How does your mommy make you laugh? Definitely by tickling me.

5. What was your mommy like as a little girl? Cute.

6. How old is your mommy? 45.

7. How tall is your mommy? 95 feet tall.

8. What is her favorite thing to do? Knit.

9. What does your mommy do when you're not around? Go shopping for birthday presents for me.

10. If your mommy becomes famous, what will it be for? Knitting.

11. What is your mommy really good at? Cooking.

12. What is your mommy not very good at? Running.

13. What does your mommy do for a job? Works at our house.

14. What is your mommy's favorite food? One of them is pork roast, and also Hoppin’ John.

15. What makes you proud of your mommy? I don’t know.

16. If your mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be? The squirrel on Sponge Bob Square Pants.

17. What do you and your mommy do together? Read.

18. How are you and your mommy the same? We both love each other.

19. How are you and your mommy different? Mommy wears glasses and I do not.

20. How do you know your mommy loves you? Because she says she loves me.

21. What does your mommy like most about you? I don’t really know.

22. Where is your mommy's favorite place to go? I don’t know.

Some of the answers were a bit surprising; I think I am definitely more like Word Girl than the squirrel in SpongeBob! And while he is still too young to grasp some of the more abstract questions, I generally enjoyed his ansers. Noelle intends to interview her daughter at various ages in her life to see how the answers change, which I think is a great idea.