Saturday morning Ethan woke around 7am. Melissa and I both went in and sang Happy Birthday before getting him out of bed. When we finished, he immediately said "cake?"
Melissa had planned a blueberry pancake breakfast for him (one of his favorites), so that was almost as good as cake.
That morning we visited our local fire station. The visit exceeded our expectations. We got the full tour of the station and they had their dispatcher send Ethan a special birthday alert over their system. They patiently opened each compartment of the fire engine to answer every "what's in there?" question Ethan could ask. They drove the fire engine out of the garage, turned
on the lights, the siren, and let Ethan spray the hose. He also got to sit in the driver's seat and turn the wheel. As you can imagine, he did not want to leave.We then went to the large park in central Austin to ride their miniature train and play on the playground. By the time we made it home the kids were exhausted and ready for lunch and nap.
We then opened presents, ate a dinner of things Ethan likes best, and (finally) had some cake. Melissa made a great monkey cake that Ethan loved. We thought he would giggle with delight when he saw it, but got more reaction from the fire on the candles. It was a day of great fun -- check out the album for more pictures from Ethan's birthday.
6 comments:
That's quite a birthday celebration-- and quite an accommodating fire department. Happy Birthday, Ethan, and thanks for telling us the story with pictures.
What a fun birthday but if Mamite had been there maybe Ethan could have had his cake for breakfast?
By the way - it was a great cake!
That cake looks great - how creative. Happy Birthday, Ethan! Fire! Fire!
And congrats to B & M for making it two years, too!
You guys know how to celebrate! I loved the picture of Ethan holding the fire hose - such excitement!
Great pictures you are creating such wonderful memories.
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