Jackson's birthday was great. He started off the day being so completely happy and incredulous that he was four years old. He measured himself on his height chart on the wall and concluded that he must not be four years old because he hadn't grown since the night before. When I insisted that he was four, he said that his legs must not know that it was his birthday yet. I asked Jackson what he wanted for his birthday dinner, expecting Mac 'N Cheese, pizza, fish sticks, or something. He wanted a bowl of Special K cereal. I started to argue, then realized that Special K was a pretty easy order! Once we were at the store buying cookies to take to school the next day he saw a very large pizza and decided upon that instead.
This year is all about pirates. Grant has even really gotten into the pirate thing. He's been able to say "What do you do with a scurvy pirate" for about 5 months. It comes out something like "what you do scurby piwate" and in a very raspy voice. The other thing they're obsessed with is "make him walk the plank." At Grant's age Jackson was obsessed with Elmo and Little Einsteins. Grant is just into everything Jackson wants, which makes them the best of friends, and also the worst of enemies! I'm constantly playing referee. We're having a joint (Captains Jackson and Grant) pirate birthday party this weekend, complete with 25 little swashbucklers. Heavens knows what I'm going to do if it rains!
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Well, the obvious question is, what DO you do with a scurvy pirate? You should probably investigate this before said party. Could come up.
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