Happy Birthday, Jack!

It is a tradition that we have cinnamon rolls for breakfast on each of the kids' birthdays.  And then, I stick candles in them and we sing happy birthday.  Sometimes, it is a bit rushed if it is a school morning, but we always make it work.

The kids were up, dressed and ready to celebrate the birthday boy.  (Even Simon, Jimmy's stuffed sloth, joined us at the breakfast table).

Jack was certainly happy that morning, but he was even more surprised/happy when he saw that I had done something different and put LOTS of "happy birthday" candles in the cinnamon rolls.  It took him about three attempts to blow them all out!

He took dirt brownies into school that day to celebrate with his friends (just like Samantha and Sophia had done) and came home later with a special birthday crown.

We ate a quick dinner, opened gifts ...

... and then left in time to head downtown to the annual carnival.

Jack was a pro at the Sharp Shooter game!

And while Jimmy was too little to ride most of the rides, he enjoyed a few of them.