It's official, our little cat gentleman is eight!
We kept things pretty simple this year - he got a couple of new man tank tops, some books, and a couple of Switch games, which is all he really wants. We ordered pizza and had the grandparents and Victoria, Rob and Keira over for dinner. It felt like a COVID milestone - last year his birthday was the first thing we really "missed," where we scuttled our plans and settled for a quiet evening with only our bubble, telling everyone else we were really sorry and going to miss them. It was so nice, a year later, to have all the grandparents vaccinated and crowded around the dining room table, able to celebrate together.
And the best birthday present of the day, given to all the parents, was that with the new CDC recommendations about 3 foot social distancing in adequately ventilated classrooms, our district announced that they will be going back for a full day of school beginning April 19th! HOOOOORAY! (also, thank goodness we sent them back to school - the principal has already emailed saying that they cannot accommodate any more switches from distance learning to hybrid.)
Adam at eight is, as you can see, tall for his age and a major beanpole. He lost six teeth this year but only four of them have grown back in, at present. He has the funniest dance moves. He spends almost ten minutes a day screwing around in the bathroom, staring at himself and pulling faces, before he finally brushes his teeth (I swear, he acts like he's getting paid by the minute to dawdle, with an extra ten dollar bonus for every time I have to remind him to stay on task.) But he's also a genuinely sweet kid, with a kind heart. He notices things, and always has a moment to remark on a beautiful flower, or point out an interesting bird or butterfly.
His true love right now is video games, so I proposed that we have a little LAN party with Judd and Lexi on Friday night. It worked out great - we haven't been able to hang out with those guys in so long (they haven't been to our house since October) and the kids were absolutely thrilled to have some time together (and a sleepover!) And of course, it was also wonderful for the four adults to get a change to catch up. The weather was really gorgeous this weekend, so we had dinner out on the patio on Friday night, and then Saturday morning they came over for a late brunch and we finished our coffees while the kids all jumped and screamed in the trampoline. It feels good to be getting back to a little more normalcy, seeing more of the people that we love the most.
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