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Zeke is finally SIX


 Aw, sweet, spunky little Zekey bears. He's smart, knows he's funny, and also knows what he wants. His birthday list was making me lose sleep so I had to have a chat with him about keeping realistic expectations. He kept talking about this crazy friend party and all he wanted to accomplish at this party. He really doesn't have any friends of his own, and I've never thrown a friend party for any of my kids until 1st grade, so I told him in detail how his big was going to go down, and he was thrilled. It wasn't until late that night he said, "Wait! What about my friend party!"  So, we went over all the fun of the day again and he was satisfied. Phew.
Zeke was up bright and early waiting for his older sibling to get dressed for school to come down and see the birthday room.
They really are just as excited!
The cake!
 I feel like I've been taking the easy way out lately with the cake situation. Abby mentioned she let Graham go to the bakery and pick out his own. I suggested that to Zeke and he said, "No, I just want the birthday fairy to bring mine." Gulp.

 This is how we do it: We open presents first thing. Some times the kids dictate the traditions, right?

 Zeke went on to have the best day ever! He brought a little bag of treats to share with his class and was sung to. He was recognized all day long, just as he'd hoped.
 His birthday fell on a Friday, which was also the ward dinner party. I was helping a bit with that, so I really talked it up and he was looking forward to it. After dinner the primary kids went off and played games, then we all gathered for a closing prayer in the gym. Before I knew it I heard Zekes voice on the microphone, telling the Bishop it was his 6th birthday and he'd like to get sung to. So the ward obliged and sang to him. I asked him later how that came about, and he said he was sitting there knowing the night was coming to an end, and he just had to say something or he wouldn't get sung to.
Getting ready for the ward party
We came home and lit that cake and sang some more. We sure love our six year old Zeke!
I love this face. It tells me all his wildest dreams came true.








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