Austin turns 5!!

On Friday, Austin turned 5, which seems absolutely impossible to me! Gosh, when I think about it we spend out entire adolescence wishing to grow up, but then when we are adults and have children of our own we find ourselves wishing to push the pause button and have time stand still for just a little while. Being a parent is such a rewarding job, but when I think about how fast these little munchkins are growing up it makes me sad! Much is to be said about cherishing every moment you are given and not taking a second for granted....when you have children, it becomes even more true!
We decided to have a small bowling party to celebrate the big day and allowed Austin to invite 3 of his friends. We headed over to Splitz and played games in the arcade for a good 45 minutes, which the kids thoroughly enjoyed and then headed to our 4 private lanes located behind the bar/restaurant. It was so much fun having the area all to ourselves and feeling a little like VIP's :) Guests included Granni & Grandpi, Aunt Neekee, The Wagner's(Reid being one of his special friends), The Litchfield's(Joey being his 2nd special friend), and Larett & William(his 3rd special friend) Dietrich. We had so much fun eating, bowling, and just enjoying the company of one another. Most of the adults, with the exception of Jeff, myself, and my Mom & Dad didn't bowl, but we certainly had fun doing so! On two of the lanes we put the 4 boys(Austin, Reid, Joey, & William) and then the 4 girls(Brooke, Addi, Katy, & Riley)....they had so much fun!
We decorated everything in a Spiderman theme, including a fabric bunting my Mom & I made, and a delicious cupcake-cake from Sam's.
For his big present, Austin got a Nintendo DSi, which was from us, Granni/Grandpi, Nana/Papa, Mimi, & Aunt Neekee(et al). He LOVED it!! I can't recall how many hugs we received thanking us and telling us how much he loved it. Here's hoping #5 is a wonderful year for our special little guy!