A Birthday Celebration - Ethan Style

This incredibly sweet boy does not like a lot of attention on his birthday. He does not like anyone to sing Happy Birthday and does not relish the center of attention like most kids. He has never had a friend party, ever, he prefers to celebrate with just family. We can't sing happy birthday. He just blows out his candle and we eat cake. This year he requested that we all say Happy Birthday together so we are making small steps forward!

He truly has an appreciation for his family as that is all he wants for his birthday. So Saturday night everyone came over to help him celebrate. This makes gift giving something of a challenge, when you ask him what he wants he can't come up with anything. But everyone took the challenge and came up with some great things for him. We had Jersey Mike's for dinner and his favorite chocolate cake and ice cream. A perfect way to finish off the week long celebration!

We love you Ethan!

Gretchen, Whitney, and Grommy got him a digital camera. He was very surprised!

Paige can't wait to get her hands on this!




Ethan just finished the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. They have a Do it Yourself book where you fill in and answer questions to give you information and ideas to then write your own story in the back.




Nancy was able to join us for the evening. Ethan was thrilled!




New clothes from Grommy make him the best dressed in the family.

Bill knows how to spoil all of us. He sent our moms flowers for Mother's Day, except for me but more about that in another post!



No Gretchen is not breastfeeding and leaking, she is always my kitchen help and we always have to pull her out of dish duty! Looks like the sprayer won.

Thanks for the camera Aunt Whit and BJ!




This was not posed, Lindy and Kyle were really sitting like this. He is a great big brother!

His sundae on his actual birthday, still no singing but I was able to sneak a round in when I tucked him in that night. What a sweet boy you are Ethan. I love being your mom!