The Boni Bunch: I have a 6 year old??

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

I have a 6 year old??

Today is July 6, 2011... 6 years ago today, I became a mom! Alexander Michael "Xander" is the coolest 1st grader on the planet... don't believe me? Just ask him, he'll tell you he's pretty cool too! LOL!!

We just did a little family "party" tonight with us and my mom & brother....his "big" party will be in a couple weeks when his grandma comes home from the Philippines....

we wanted her to be able to come to his friend party! Anyways, this morning, I took him to WalMart and told him his "real" present will come at his big party, but that he could pick out presents today... either one big thing or a few little things. Quantity is everything for a 6 year old!

So, he picked 6 small items (1 of which he picked out so Asher could have a little toy too...so generous!).

Then we bought cake mix- I let him pick what kind of cake, icing, and sprinkles. He picked yellow cake, chocolate icing (good, so far), and peppermint sprinkles! LOL...not my favorite choice, but he's the birthday boy!! I let him and Asher decorate the cupcakes all by themselves!! They had a ball!

Here's the birthday boy...followed by my letter to Xander!

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WOW, how time flies. It seems like only yesterday that I was in the hospital delivering you... and now you are 6 years old! The last six years have been amazing. I never knew love until I held you in my arms. A friend told me once (before I had kids) that I would never truly understand the unconditional AGAPE love of God until I had children of my own. That I could KNOW God loved me, but not really begin to understand the depth of HIS love until I had a child. She was sooooo very right. The first time I held you in my arms, I knew love. I knew that I hadn't truly lived life until that moment...that I wouldn't be able to live life without you in my arms.

You are my first-born son. Because of that, we have a bond that the others will never have. You made me a mommy. You made me a better person. Over the last six years I have seen you go from a helpless infant to a very independent little man! You take charge with your brothers and sister; you ask for chores around the house; you are such a great helper! Sometimes I forget that you are only 6...sometimes I want you to be more grown up... sometimes I'm hard on you because you're acting like a child! I apologize for that! I LOVE that you are so sweet and caring. I LOVE that you still give your friends a hug "goodbye" when you leave them...that you're not "too cool" to hug your mommy in front of your friends! I love how you will stop what you are doing to pray if someone is hurt.... that if you're having a bad day, you'll pray for God to give you fun things to do! You have the biggest heart of any kid I know- don't let anyone or anything change that about you!

I love you, Xander, I hope your 6th birthday was the best one you've had so far! You deserve the best... you ARE the best!

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Annissa July 6, 2011 at 7:39 PM
Always love your birthday letters! So sweet!
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Mommy GirlJuly 7, 2011 at 4:36 PM
hmmmmm, I might have to try yellow cake with chocolate frosting and peppermint sprinkles!!!! hee hee
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...if kids songs are the ones stuck in your head (from Renee)
...if you realize your kids are 3 years old and it is time to start carrying a normal purse and no longer the diaper bag as your purse (from Renee)
...if you find kid's food in your purse or toys (from Renee)
...if you know every episode of spongebob!! (from Michelle)
...if your kids are bathed, fed, and dressed while you are famished and unbathed in your PJ's...And then at that point you have to say screw it, because you cant leave them unattended in the house long enough to take a quick shower, so you pray tomorrow is a better day! (from Jackie & Jennifer)
...if you walk through the halls of your local kindergarten and all the kids start saluting you because they have been informed you are the President of Oklahoma (yes thats right, Oklahoma, not the United States) (from Jennifer)
...if you go to work and have a coworker tell you you have something on your shirt and you look at it only to find that one of your children has used your shirt as a kleenex (from Rachael)
...if you can hug and kiss a child whose breath smells worse than a dragon's after he/she has been throwing up for most of the day and night. And, not throw up yourself in the process (from Marla)
...if the school principal calls you because your child brought your bra to their kindergarten class for show and tell (from Jennifer)
...if your extended relatives know which parts of your body have hair and which ones dont because it was your childs topic of choice at a Christmas (from Jennifer)
...if you don't mind if your kids drink out of your glass and you will still drink from it too (from Marcia)
...if your living room looks more like a play area for kids than a nice place to entertain guests (mine)
...if you have a funny story (funny now, but not at the time)...how your son passing gas during a diaper change managed to shoot a poo ball on your cheek! (from Sandi)
...if you see your parents in a whole new light! (from Katrina)
...if you carry a diaper bag as a purse (from Kelly)
...if you have items in your purse that would normally be found in a baby's room or diaper bag (from Wendy)
...if nasty bodily fluids don't bother you; OR if you have other children spit their gum into your hand when they're done! (from Candace)
...if your belly gradually got huge over 9 months. Then you suddenly had a bunch of pain followed by a human coming out of you! (from Elizabeth)
...if you start saying the phrase, "Because I said so!" and it may be to a coworker, not your children! (from Melanie)
...if you can change a dirty diaper and not get the dry heaves because it looks like pea soup & smells worse (from Diana)
...if you will eat something out of your child's mouth that they refuse to eat. (from Courtney)
...if you find Cheerios in the bottom of your purse, couch, vehicle... (from Sahar)
...if You're stopped in walmart by a nice lady who says.."Excuse me, miss....you have some cheerios stuck to your butt" (from Kym)
...if your printer mysteriously quits working a week after you buy it. You send it in for under warranty repairs and Lexmark sends it back with a note that has a Barbie shoe taped to it and all it says is we found the problem (from Amanda)
...if most of your shirts are stained on the shoulder (from droop & goop)
...if you keep a box of baby wipes in the car...just in case
...if you pull something out of your purse and a baby sock falls out
...if your dishwasher has no real cups...all sippy cups & bottles

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