Jonathan's 4th birthday party was today. He actually won't be four for a couple more days, but he doesn't know any different. We had his birthday party at Burger King, and invited a whole bunch of his friends. Disappointingly enough, none of his preschool friends showed up. But several friends outside of school did, and he didn't have a clue that there was supposed to be more people there. They had a blast playing on the playground, and the folks at Burger King were very nice to us and let us stay as long as we wanted. Jonathan got a huge collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stuff, which is his favorite thing on the planet right now. He couldn't wait to get home and play with it all....in fact, he wanted to leave the party right after opening the stuff! We finally convinced him to stay and play with his friends, and he forgot about the toys for a while - until we got in the van, that is! We barely even made it inside our front door when we had to stop, sit down, and take all the little parts out of the boxes they came in. He's been playing with them non-stop since then. Who would have thought that these little figures, who were popular when I was little, would bring him so much joy? I'm glad for him though....not a lot makes him happy, and this does, so bring on the Turtles!
Here's some pictures from his party:
Not long after Jonathan's party, Matthew had his "Crossing Over" ceremony with Scouts - which mean he transitioned from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. It's a pretty big deal in the scouting world. He also earned the highest award that can be gotten in Cub Scouts: the Arrow of Light. It's a major accomplishment, and the only thing that can be taken over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts.
The whole thing was pretty neat...the two boys that crossed over carried lit candles across the room to where a Boy Scout leader was waiting. The boys lit a new candle that the Boy Scout leader was holding, and extinguished their own candles, symbolizing the end of one journey and the beginning of another.
Here's a few pictures of Matthew's Cub Scouting career, ending with the crossing over ceremony:
Wolf Scouts (1st year in Cubs):
Bear Scouts (2nd year in Cubs):
1st Year WeBeLoS (stands for We'll Be Loyal Scouts) (3rd year in Cubs):
2nd Year WeBeLoS (4th year in Cubs):
Matthew and his fellow new Boy Scout and their Cub Scout Den Mother:
The Crossing Over ceremony:
1 comment:
Congratulations on two big milestones. I've had many parties where there were a lot of no shows, it's all good if he had fun! Your family is growing so fast and it's so fun to watch! Okay, that sounded creepy. ;)
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