Tommy's Birthday

This past week has been an exciting one, especially for my son, Tommy.  On Thursday, we got the chance to celebrate a milestone for the little guy.  The milestone--his fifth birthday!

Where has the time gone?  Seems like just yesterday... I know they sound like clichés, but the clichés hold some meaning.  I don't know where the time has gone, and it does seem like only yesterday when he came into this world!  It's weird because it does seem like just yesterday, but it also feels like a lifetime.  Though I guess it has been a lifetime, his lifetime!

On Thursday we kicked off the festivities by sending him to school with a bowl of hand decorated sugar cookies.  Melissa and Tommy did a wonderful job of placing Bat-Symbols on the cookies.

After school was done, we had invited all of his classmates to the McDonald's in Sun Prairie where they have a very large Playland.  Out of the twelve other kids in his class, six were able to show up.  I thought it was a wonderful turnout!  They all had a blast running around the Playland and eating birthday cake, and even though we weren't intending on hos classmates bringing him gifts, he made quite the haul!

The following day, Friday, we has plans to take him up to Knuckleheads Entertainment Center in the Wisconsin Dells.  Plans got off to a rocky start when I received a bee sting right as we were about to leave.  Luckily my father was nearby so he was able to give me a ride to the hospital as I'm allergic to bee venom.  After about an hour long treatment in the E.R. they released me to "Take it easy."  I couldn't let this destroy the plans we had made, so I soldiered up and pushed on.  We went to Knuckleheads and had a wonderful time!  They had all sorts of rides, games, bounce-houses, and playplaces for Tommy to completely wear himself out on!  They even had a few rides and attractions for the whole family, including a high-ropes course for Melissa and go-carts for me.  We even went on some of the indoor rollercoasters.  It was a ton of fun!

All in all I do believe that Tommy had a wonderful weekend for his birthday!  I know that his mother and I had a great time watching him smile and laugh and play throughout the festivities.  Even with my slight health scare, it was a good weekend.  I am happy to report that I'm feeling much better since my bee sting but I hope that I don't have to go through that again.  I hate to say it but I did enter a panicked state, but thankfully I'm all better now.