Not me! I'm definitely not getting older or growing up. I have officially stopped getting older. But the strange thing is that my children just keep getting bigger...
I can't believe this tiny sleepy thing that would fit on a sofa cushion
has turned into this six foot sleepy thing who can barely fit on the whole sofa let alone a cushion. I mean when did that happen? It must have been while I wasn't watching.
He suddenly wants labels (Havianas) which I am assured by the surf shopkeeper who advised me that it is the only footwear a Cornwall teenager will wear, he even helped me choose the colour! '15 years old, definitely the bright ones, no question'. And, although I was a little dubious about his pushy selling it turns out he was right!! So for all of you out there with fifteen year olds yellow havianas will make them happy!
He is obsessed with cycling (and would probably have liked an £800 bike for his birthday but never mind) so my sister got him the tour guide. Of course the tour needs no explanation but I've popped a link in just in case!
But the best thing, the very best thing about birthdays in our house are the bowls of sweets, the birthday crown and the birthday throne (which I couldn't get a good photo of, but just imagine scraps of fabric tied to a chair with silvery ribbon VERY late at night!) Even my oldest 18 year old still wants the sweets, the crown and the chair
see! More sweets
and a trip to the zoo! He has always loved the zoo and I suspect he always will. I have just noticed that he has slowed my computer down with a million gazillion photographs, mainly of lemurs and monkeys but also of this rather elegant chap who reminded us all of the spirit of the forest from Princess Mononoke
and we spent a most happy half hour practically peeing our pants laughing at this little macaque who was running around with a plant pot on his head so he could use all his limbs to get away from another cute little macaque who wanted his plant pot. It's the little things!!
Hope you've all had a lovely weekend too
x
Looks like a fab day! Glad your boy enjoyed his birthday - and you too!
ReplyDeleteYes, they do seem to suddenly get older... one minute, he's a little chap, all cute and small and cuddly...suddenly he's a hulking great teen, with gangly limbs that get in his way, a seemingly inexhaustible appetite, generating more laundry than a small country and wanting to stay in bed all morning...
Sigh...mine will be 15 in September. Wherever did those years go?
But then, he's 14 years old, he's great fun, he has a fab sense of humour, he is kind, helpful (so far!) and strong (yay!); we love him to bits and wouldn't be without him.
I'm sure you can relate to all that!
Happy Middle-Child's Birthday to you! (and the boy too!)
we had a lovely day and I absolutely relate to all that (especially the washing bit, which with 5 of us amounts to a continent of washing!) and he is still in bed this morning;o) but he's lovely and we love him too! thank you for the birthday wishes xx
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds like a fun day! Happy birthday to the "little" one ;-) Of course no explanation needed pour le tour ;-) I'm sure 800 (why dont I have the pounds sign? even my cell phone has it!) would not have been enough for the bike he'd pick ;-)
ReplyDeletethank you for the birthday wishes and you are probably right by the time he's watched the tour he will want a much more expensive bike!! x
ReplyDeleteOh what a fabulous birthday celebration.
ReplyDeleteLoving the idea of sweets, crown and a throne ..... they really never grow up do they ????
Have a happy week.
Fleur xx
a very happy birthday from me!! and yes they do grow up way too fast....last time I looked both of mine were in nappies and now they go out to work!! Me? I go down a year every birthday...I will be 5 next time. as for the goodies...flying saucers and midget gems, love them!!
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