new backpack

The boy needed a new backpack for school what with all the lunch, drink, snacks, changes of clothes and homework folders that have to go back and forth.  I found this one on FB marketplace.  The boy found a new use for it.

 

Kindergarten (gulp)

 

Doesn't he look so grown up?  He's showing off his strong muscles.

Playing a little tag while waiting for the doors to open.

Husband is part of a bowling league, and we went with him one night.  The boy wanted to be a part of it so much, he couldn't resist running up to the lane with his dad every turn.  He gets so excited when he sees other people play and have fun.

Happy 5th birthday!!!

 It was the boy's fifth birthday.  Incredible and surreal.  Even more crazy: he starts kindergarden this year.  He's growing up so fast, we threw a rocket birthday party.   A very tiny rocket party.

I made a cake.  Totally copied from a baker on youtube, but it came out okay.  The top is two giant cookies, one for the front and one for the back.  Held up by white chocolate covered skewers set into a lump of white chocolate.  Then the flames were made of crushed hard candies melted onto lollipop sticks.  Then the cake was a funfetti cake mix hollowed out and filled with frosting and strawberries.  The frosting, meant to look like rocket fumes, was vanilla 7 minute frosting.  Very light and meringue like.

I wonder if he's using the same wind we are using