For his birthday, we let him choose what we did with our day. The beach? The bay? The movies? He chose: home.
He said, "Why should we go anywhere else? We have everything I want right here."
Why, indeed? He'll never know how much his choice warmed my mama-heart.
He then gave me a list of all the yummy things he'd like me to make....such a big list that we had to spread it over 2 days. That choice didn't warm my mama-heart so much - it was a daunting list!
After plenty of Xbox 360 and before Monopoly and brownies ("not cake"), we took a walk up the hill to the abandoned farm field where the straw blows in the breeze as beautiful as a rolling ocean, sounding like gently rolling waves. I know that sounds like an over-the-top-metaphor (yeah, okay, it is), but I really do think of the ocean every time I see and hear a field of wheat or straw.
The kids - 3 of them - sat down for a bit of nature journaling, drawing Pnut, our obviously-staying-stray, and the wheat. Our big fella and Daddy explored further down the field and through the woods to the river.
I hope our little guy will always remember his 10th birthday as a warm, happy day.
That would warm my mama-heart, too.
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What a wonderful day and such great photos to remember it by. :-)
My oldest is going to turn 10 on Valentine's day.
Posted by: Laryssa @ Heaven In The Home | January 22, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Oh I miss that boy, he is so much fun....have his call his nana whenever he gets in one of those "talking" spells. I love you little guy!!
Posted by: mom | January 22, 2010 at 05:50 PM
So, so simple and so lovely, indeed.
Posted by: Dina | January 22, 2010 at 06:30 PM
That sounds like such a nice birthday for such a good little boy. I'm so proud of him and his good parents!!
Posted by: Dad/Popo | January 23, 2010 at 07:51 AM
Awww...that was really sweet. Happy Birthday to your little boy. My son will turn ten this Friday and I CANNOT believe it.
-FringeGirl
Posted by: the domestic fringe | January 25, 2010 at 07:20 PM
Happy Birthday to your little millennium boy, too!
Posted by: Lori Seaborg | January 25, 2010 at 07:47 PM