Tyler's 7th Birthday!!!

Our birthday boy woke up early very eager to start celebrating his special day. His first big surprise was waiting for him in his chair. Woody had been missing for a few years actually and every now and then Tyler would mention him and wonder where he disappeared to. I actually thought maybe he went to Goodwill, but to my surprise I located him the day before and so I thought it would be a perfect timing to surprise Tyler with his long lost friend. At first, when he noticed him he just had this huge smile on his face, but he didn't say anything to me for at least 10 minutes. Perhaps he was in disbelief what he was seeing. LOL Then he kept saying that he had ti show me something weird that was in the dining room. When he showed me, he said Woody must have come back for his birthday. It was soo sweet!!! Anyway, after breakfast and he got dressed, I told him he could open one of Nanny's presents that she sent him in a huge box. It was the Spider-Man web spray hand that he asked her for. He was soo excited that he tried it out a little before school. He couldn't wait to get back home and try it out again.
While he was in school, I decided to make him the mustache cake that he wanted for his birthday. He is having a party on the weekend, so my original plan was to just wait until then. Tyler wanted a mustache themed party, but when we booked the party at the venue of his choice it didn't really match the theme and we thought that maybe some of the younger kids wouldn't really get the mustache theme. LOL Anyway, after making a good attempt at making a mustache cake, Grandpa and Grandma arrived from Rhode Island to surprise our little boy on his birthday. I picked up Tyler and his friend, Dalton, from school and Tyler was super happy to see his grandparents were here. After homework and some playing with his friend, Grandma and Grandpa took us out for a birthday dinner at Tyler's choice of restaurant. He picked Friendly's, but because I had made cake we decided not to get ice cream. Instead, after dinner, the servers came over clapping their hands and seeing their birthday song to Tyler. They made him a very special fruit dish.
We then came home and had mustache cake and ice cream. To top off our birthday celebrating, Tyler opened his present from his Auntie Erika. Inside was a hilarious mustache card that plays a song, the Secret of Nimh DVD, and some trucks. He laughed so much at the card and kept playing it over and over again and he loved everything. Thank you, Auntie Erika, for always being so kind and thoughtful!!! But the presents didn't stop then. It was then time to open all the presents from Grandma and Grandpa. They gave him all kinds of wonderful stuff that he loves so much including a Checkers game, a SpongeBob calender, a very cool Wolverine shirt, more games, soap, and a Nano bug.
Overall, it was a super great day, but it isn't over yet. The big celebrations will be happening over the weekend. Happy Birthday to our amazing son whom we love with all our heart and soul. You have made our life complete. Our gift from God that we are so very thankful for each and every day. We are still in disbelief how fast the years went by. It just seems like yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. Never forget that how big you grow, you will ALWAYS be our baby. XOXOXOXO