In all the excitement over the Portabella's arrival, I don't want to neglect the Papaya, who is celebrating his fifth birthday today! We had a party for him at church on Sunday, where we enjoyed a chocolate cake with Saturn on it and played a solar system parcel game with rocket balloons in the center. We started off this morning with crepes, and plan to have gyoza (potstickers) for lunch and pizza for dinner (all at the Papaya's request). He received his main present from us this morning (ironically, a medical rescue helicopter, purchased a couple weeks before my little adventure with a real one), and is going to open a super-fun present from his grandmother this afternoon. He and the Banana are helping her make a cake right now. Papaya Daddy has the day off to help celebrate. So it looks like it's going to be a pretty good day for all concerned! We'll have to post a couple more pictures when the festivities are over.
We have really enjoyed watching the Papaya grow and develop over the past year - it's been so exciting! He's learned to read (basic words and sentences), write, make up fun stories, and do math at a 1st grade level. His personality has become even more his own, and he shows a special capacity for generosity, compassion, appreciation of natural beauty, impulsivity, and thinking outside the box. We are proud of him and love him so much!
Helping to water our thirsty lawn a few days ago.
2 comments:
Great pictures of Papaya and the new 'sprout' Portabella!
Can't wait to see her and the rest of your garden of children in August!
Your challenges remind us of Texas, but you have it much worse than we did. At least we had grass, though the ground would get so dry it would develop cracks wide enough to lose a Sheltie down!
Kudo's to Papaya Daddy, he has Sisou!
O what a gorgeous little boy. I absolutely ADORE his dapper flower in the pocket. I wish he were here to come to our children's garden party this summer. He makes a perfect gentleman farmer.
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