Happy Anarchy Day!
So for those of you in the know, today is Isaac's third birthday. We of course celebrated it yesterday, when Teresa was here from Vancouver, and in general weekends are better for this sort of thing.
So we start with the obligatory stack of loot from here and far, and relive our old guilt and excess of consumption we experienced last year. It's too much stuff, he doesn't need all that, we're spoiling him, I wouldn't dare tell my class in Managua on Monday what we got him, etc.
Quite an odd position for parents, I suspect. Most of the parents I know feel guilty that they can't get their kids enough for birthdays, etc. I think Noelle hit the crux of the problem when she realized that most of what we bought for him was under $20. In fact onle a few items were that much, the rest under $5 or $10. So when you spend a few bucks at that point, it piles up pretty quick.
So enough of our guilt, how did Isaac react.
Well, I should mention that Noelle went to considerable effort to create a Thomas the Tank Engine cake. She baked a square cake, cut it out according to the template I drew (really, my only contribution) and then iced it according to a DVD cover we had.
It was nothing short of spectacular (pictures will be up in a couple days).
So Isaac comes down the stairs and says, and I quote, "Wow...look at all the presents for me...and a Thomas cake...that's amazing!"
It was very cute.
So once he got into the swing of things, all he cared about was ripping off paper. I think he actually enjoys ripping off the paper more than he enjoys playing with the gifts. In fact, I think for Christmas, I may just rewrap all of his toys and let him re-open them all. (Talk about Scrooge!)
He also really enjoyed the monster hunting kit, the magnifying glass, butterfly net, and walkie talkies. They were a hit.
But some of the biggest hits were the giant dump truck (thanks Donna), the dragon costume (thanks Danielle), the ambulance (thanks Mom), and the five piece drum kit (thanks for nothing, Jonathan!). It's going to be a very interesting, not to mention noisy, of couple of days.
Keep your eyes peeled for photos. I will post more later.
So for those of you in the know, today is Isaac's third birthday. We of course celebrated it yesterday, when Teresa was here from Vancouver, and in general weekends are better for this sort of thing.
So we start with the obligatory stack of loot from here and far, and relive our old guilt and excess of consumption we experienced last year. It's too much stuff, he doesn't need all that, we're spoiling him, I wouldn't dare tell my class in Managua on Monday what we got him, etc.
Quite an odd position for parents, I suspect. Most of the parents I know feel guilty that they can't get their kids enough for birthdays, etc. I think Noelle hit the crux of the problem when she realized that most of what we bought for him was under $20. In fact onle a few items were that much, the rest under $5 or $10. So when you spend a few bucks at that point, it piles up pretty quick.
So enough of our guilt, how did Isaac react.
Well, I should mention that Noelle went to considerable effort to create a Thomas the Tank Engine cake. She baked a square cake, cut it out according to the template I drew (really, my only contribution) and then iced it according to a DVD cover we had.
It was nothing short of spectacular (pictures will be up in a couple days).
So Isaac comes down the stairs and says, and I quote, "Wow...look at all the presents for me...and a Thomas cake...that's amazing!"
It was very cute.
So once he got into the swing of things, all he cared about was ripping off paper. I think he actually enjoys ripping off the paper more than he enjoys playing with the gifts. In fact, I think for Christmas, I may just rewrap all of his toys and let him re-open them all. (Talk about Scrooge!)
He also really enjoyed the monster hunting kit, the magnifying glass, butterfly net, and walkie talkies. They were a hit.
But some of the biggest hits were the giant dump truck (thanks Donna), the dragon costume (thanks Danielle), the ambulance (thanks Mom), and the five piece drum kit (thanks for nothing, Jonathan!). It's going to be a very interesting, not to mention noisy, of couple of days.
Keep your eyes peeled for photos. I will post more later.
posted by Jason Allen at 3:22 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home