Kado the Tornado Turns 6!

Yesterday was Kade's 6th birthday!!  Thank goodness it fell on a Wednesday so I had the day off from work.  Erik took a half day and was able to participate in the fun too!

We gave Kade a bunch of ideas of what we could do for his day…fishing, swimming, biking, anything BESIDES Chuck E. Cheese.  Guess what we did…that's right, we visited good ol' Chuck E. on a warm, sunny summer day.  Luckily, cousins Violet and Isaac were available to celebrate with Chuck as well!

After Chuck, we went home.  The plan was that Erik and Kade would go fishing while Mason and I stayed home so he could nap.  Instead Kade talked us into opening presents, which was either a HUGE mistake or a blessing in disguise (I'm going with option 2).  

We got him a bunch of stuff for building and construction--wood stakes (he asked for them!), a rubber mallet, safety glasses, bungee cords…you know, all stuff a 6 year old wants, right?  And yes, all of those things were on his list!  Also on his list was a toy crane truck, which he would never play with, so we didn't bother getting it.  And that's where things got a bit dicey.  In true 6 year old fashion, his birthday was ruined, he hated everything and the world ended…and he got sent to bed.  Had himself a good cry and an even better nap!  When he woke up, our Sweet Baby Kade was back.  So, I'm going with blessing in disguise.

Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of the meltdown.

Since he slept through the fishing excursion, and Mason was still napping, Erik and Kade took a long 4 wheeler ride over to the farm and picked up some garden goodies.  He thought that was even better because he never gets to take the 4 wheeler that far.  Whew!

To cap off the Big 6, we surprised them with an evening trip to the pool where a bunch of friends were meeting us.  It was completely random and totally impromptu but we went ahead and let Kade think everyone came just for his birthday--luckily everyone played along perfectly.  Except for at the end, when we were leaving and Kade's friend Tucker realized it was Kade's actual birthday. 

Tucker: WAIT.  Kade's actual, for real birthday is right now?!?!  Today?!?!

Me: Yep!

Tucker: THEN WHERE'S THE CAKE?!?!?

Whoops, kind of dropped the ball on that one!

Kade,

Happy birthday to my big big boy, Kade William!!  You are growing and maturing at a rate far faster than I am prepared for.  You are responsible beyond your years, funny, goofy and busy (still so busy).  

Unfortunately, with 6 comes the attitude of a 13 year old, which is wearing your mom and dad down!  Thankfully you save it for when you are at home, so the rest of the world gets to see your beautiful, charming self :-)  It's ok though, because you also save your goofiest self for the privacy of your own home too--and we love "Goofy Kade".  We're just holding out hope that when you are actually 13 you have the attitude of a 25 year old!  A parent can dream, right?

I snuck into your room last night at 11:45, which was the time of day on August 10, 2010 when I first laid eyes on you.  You are still as beautiful now as you were then--even more so.  I'm a lucky gal.  Love you Big Boy.