Today is Jack's birthday! I am tempted to say "I can't believe he's one already!" but I actually can believe it. He seems "one." It is a good age for him and we in the Norquist house are loving each new phase he grows into, each new skill he masters, each wobbly zombie step he takes as he crawls less and less. Gone are his infant days, and while they were special in their own way, I am not missing them too much. What a little character this guy is becoming!
As I sit thinking about his birthday and wondering what plans to make for this special day, I am left in a quandary over what to give him as a gift, as he has everything he could possibly need handed down to him (and sometimes NOT handed down, but taken anyways) from his older brothers. He really doesn't need anything, and I suspect any toy we buy him, will not be played with any more than the toys already littering the house.
The more I think about it though, the more I am able to come up with a list of his favorite things:
A pot of dirt
IPhone (NOT to be confused with an older, unused, but working phone!)
Working TV remotes (NOT to be confused with any with the batteries taken out!)
Small pieces of bark from the ground outside
Any trashcan full of trash
Toilets (preferably with his brother actually using it)
Newspapers and magazines
My favorite coffee cup, full or empty
His brothers' water bottles
My laptop power cord
Christmas tree ornaments on the tree (NOT to be confused with ornaments already taken off!)
Beer bottles
So it appears I don't even need to go shopping for him! I actually already have all of his favorites already on hand! Now, how to wrap up a pot of dirt...
Happy birthday, my littlest big boy! I love you so much!
and to think your intended plans were to end with 2 :)
ReplyDeleteSheesh, what if mom and I had done that!
bring him to me! I will give him all the dirt he can handle!!!
ReplyDeletewhat did you end up getting for him?