Happy bday to my little man

Today my baby boy turned seven years old. Seriously, I want to just break down and cry. What right does he have to grow up so quickly?? To celebrate, Daddy took the day off work to spend it with him beginning with the unveiling of his first gift. When asked what he wanted for his birthday, all he would say is "the Mario cart from Academy." Earlier in the week, I snuck out and bought it and then we hid it in our bathroom to charge it up. This morning, C only thought that he and Daddy were going to see if they could buy one; he had no idea it was sitting in the driveway...
He opened up all the cards that were left in the driver's seat, making sure to read each one out loud.

But then it was time for a test drive...

This little cart lived up to all the expectations he had and then some!

After he rode for a while and let everyone else have a turn, it was time to go pick out a cake and go to the movies to see Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen in IMAX with Daddy. At first he wanted to go to Ihop for his birthday dinner, but then he changed his mind to Mommy's angel hair pasta with salad. The night before he'd had "Daddy's famous chicken" as they call it so the week was full of his favorite foods. Once dinner had a chance to settle, we lit up the cake, sang "happy birthday" and blew out the candles (a few times for photo opps).

By this point, Lola was pretty much birthdayed out.

Once C had consumed all he could stand of his pirate ship's bow, he dove right in to the birthday goodies from his sisters.They know him so well!

C and his loot.

He had a terrific day today, but I know that his favorite part was having Daddy almost completely to himself. Come Sunday, he will be in heaven when he, Daddy, Chippy & Papa have their boys' trip to see the Astros play the Mets!