The morning started off with a lovely (and VERY out of tune) piano trio ... but the afternoon held BIG plans for a PARTY!
Ben's parents had the GIFT OF THE YEAR for Mr. Eli ... and we could hardly wait to see his reaction ...
That's right ... 15 years before he can get keys to the real deal ... this kiddo landed himself a BRIGHT RED race car!!
He loved it ... got in right away ... called it Lightening McQueen ...
But that first love lasted only a few seconds ... then he abruptly got out and declared the red mobile ... JJ's car! As you can imagine, Joshua was more than happy to take over!
We couldn't even get him out of the car for a family picture ... so it just got included. It does take up a nice 3x3 plot of our concrete out front ... so it's almost like a family member.
No one could convince Eli to get back in the car ... but he did like the idea of marching behind it ...
And trying to push it ... and Joshua really is a bit frustrated in this picture that E-Why won't ride along with him. He must have asked him 30 times to sit next to him ... but nope ... that's JJ's car!
So ... it was on to bigger and better things ... like Matter undies ...
And kisses from Cake ...
And showing the world his organizational skills ...
And then ... it was the moment he'd been waiting for ALL DAY LONG ...
The BIRTHDAY CAKE! Ben's mom made a delicious Lightening McQueen cake ...
And Eli was SPEECHLESS with delight!
Even "The King" got a taste ...
It was a fabulous day ... a fun celebration ... and a great start first of Eli's parties!
Thanks for making it so much fun, Cake and Pap Pap!
Ben's parents had the GIFT OF THE YEAR for Mr. Eli ... and we could hardly wait to see his reaction ...
That's right ... 15 years before he can get keys to the real deal ... this kiddo landed himself a BRIGHT RED race car!!
He loved it ... got in right away ... called it Lightening McQueen ...
But that first love lasted only a few seconds ... then he abruptly got out and declared the red mobile ... JJ's car! As you can imagine, Joshua was more than happy to take over!
We couldn't even get him out of the car for a family picture ... so it just got included. It does take up a nice 3x3 plot of our concrete out front ... so it's almost like a family member.
No one could convince Eli to get back in the car ... but he did like the idea of marching behind it ...
And trying to push it ... and Joshua really is a bit frustrated in this picture that E-Why won't ride along with him. He must have asked him 30 times to sit next to him ... but nope ... that's JJ's car!
So ... it was on to bigger and better things ... like Matter undies ...
And kisses from Cake ...
And showing the world his organizational skills ...
And then ... it was the moment he'd been waiting for ALL DAY LONG ...
The BIRTHDAY CAKE! Ben's mom made a delicious Lightening McQueen cake ...
And Eli was SPEECHLESS with delight!
Even "The King" got a taste ...
It was a fabulous day ... a fun celebration ... and a great start first of Eli's parties! Thanks for making it so much fun, Cake and Pap Pap!
THANK YOU for a WONDERFUL.....FUN weekend....HAPPY early BIRTHDAY ELI!!! We LOVE you ALL so much......Cake & PapPap
ReplyDeleteKate caught a glimpse of the car today. I think she said, "Oooh, wow."
ReplyDeleteSweet ride, Eli! (and glad you get to have fun with it for now, J :)
ReplyDeleteSo fun! I've always wanted a convertible, E-Why ... may I take it for a spin? Or should I be asking JJ?!
ReplyDeletethe first of what will be three... I'm slow.
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