Five….

Posted September 17th, 2010 by CyleAugusta with No Comments

As I prepare this post i can hardly believe my baby boy is 5 !

He is quite the socialite and really wanted a birthday party with the works!

So we did it, he made the guest list, invitations sent, party stuff bought, cake made and we were ready- or not… until it started to rain at 2:00 on the afternoon of his scheduled birthday. Our family gathered and he led us in a prayer asking Jesus to stop the rain so we could have the party. We went on to Neptune to set up. It had rained ever so lightly over there and the sun was peeking through. We set up and proceeded with the plans!

My highlight of the party was seeing Kenimer’s enthusiasm as his friends walked up and as he opened his gifts. He was cheering, doing happy dances and overcome with joy! He truly is a pleasure to give gifts too… because he is usually SOOO thankful and excited! It is normal for him to say things like ” this is the best day of my life” ” This is what I wanted all my life”. “This is my favorite__________.

Kenimer’s highlight was definitely the Mario cake. His daddy decorated and was the hero of the day. I think the daddy’s were impressed! Shannon and I had a slight disagreement over this cake. I tried and tried to talk Kenimer into another themed cake- but he stayed steady on a Mario cake. Daddy won and gave the boy what he wanted- He was beyond thrilled.

One of my special memories of this party was our trip to the dollar tree. Kenimer and I had a date to shop, we went to pick out the goodies to go in the kids bags. He is so thoughtful-he wanted to be so precise in what he picked for each kid. We bought girl stuff for the girl bags and boys stuff for the boys. When we got home I was dumping one jet fighter in each bag, etc. He intensely protested and insisted on picking out the exact jet fighter for each boy invited. Needless to say, the goody bag assembly took a long time! but it was priceless- the amount of thought he put into it! Two girls were sick and could’nt make it. They each came by on his birthday to see him and he insisted on putting a certain color bracelet in each one of their bags! He never even asked to keep or eat any of the stuff. However after a long assembly line session we indulged in a few sixlets! ( guilty pleasure- I know).

So as the kids were eating hotdogs… I noticed the sky getting greyer. We then opened presents. It was time for cake and the sky was darker. We lit candles, sang, and distributed cake to some super cute kiddos! The parents started packing our stuff. Daddies were taking loads to the car. Literally, Kenimer and all other kids put the LAST bite of cake in their mouths and the sky opened up… the rain came down. We were super thankful for just enough time to have the party. We played a little in the rain. The soaked Lewis family was appreciative that Jesus had heard Kenimers prayer and held off the rain…. just long enough.

Rain downpours do funny things to birthday bands! Kenimer played in the rain with his favorite Aunt B! His birthday was memorable to say, the least!
Thanks stephanie for sending me the awesome pic of me and my boy and thanks Sarah for grabbing my camera and doing what you do best. If you hadn’t I would’nt have these fun rain pics!

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Written by CyleAugusta