happy birthday, Little Man!
Can you believe Little Man is 5 already? My goodness, time flies.
In keeping with his Halloween costume, Little Man decided he wanted to have a ‘cowboy’ theme for his party. Hmm. OK. I rustled up a fun cowboy-ish invitation & we looked at cake photos online until he found the one he liked. Because his birthday fell on a Thursday this year, we didn’t do much on his birthday itself, but had his party today.
Of course, Grandma stopped by on Thursday & brought him a present, because you need to open at least one present on your actual birthday. (In Grandma’s world, anyway.
) She brought over a really cool ‘western action gear’ set… with guns that make really loud noises and everything. They might end up being soooo cool that they go live at Grandma’s house, since all the best toys are there anyway. 
Today we had a little family party - pizza, presents and cake, what more can a boy ask for? 

Gazing longingly at the stick horse… he kept trying to steal it & play with it.

Kiddo was kind enough to help Little Man navigate through the pile-o-presents.

Making a wish & getting ready to blow out all the candles
Happy fifth birthday, Little Man! You’re growing up far too quickly.

































