Isaac is 5 years old!

Finally... I'm getting to post about Isaac's birthday... only 2 days late... not too bad :) The night before we decorated the entire eating area of our kitchen in his chosen theme... Nascar! Surprising, huh? At first he said he wanted Thomas again... but he had that the last 2 years... so we suggested a few other things. When we finally went to the party store to pick up the decorations he settled on Nascar. He has races with his cars atleast once a day... so it was a good choice for him. When Isaac woke up in the morning Francis and I went to his room and sang happy birthday to him. Then we headed downstairs and he was so excited to see all the decorations that were up for him.

Jess, Nate, and Hannah were still here and he continued to receive birthday greetings as everyone woke up in our house... even from a very sleepy Hannah :)
We went out to breakfast because Jess wanted to have an omelet at our local restaurant that she hadn't had since the morning of her wedding. It was nice to all get to go out together before they had to head out. We came back home and loaded up all of their things. Monday is the day Grace has storytime at the library. Isaac always wants to go but the times he is usually off on a Monday tend to be holidays where the library is closed. This week they were open though so we went and took Hannah and Jess with us too. It was very exciting for Isaac to get to see what Grace does while he is usually in preschool. Once story time was done we sent Jess, Nate, and Hannah on their way back to PA and we came home so Isaac could open his presents.

He really loved everything he got. We took him out on his bike in the afternoon, but it was kind of cold and he was just getting used to it so he wasn't on it for long. But in the last 2 days, after some adjustments to his bike and a little more practice, he has become a little pro. He bikes all around the church parking lot with very little help now. He loves riding around especially now that he is getting the hang of it.

After lunch I had to get a few more things for his cake. On my way home I picked up his friend Thomas and surprised Isaac with a playdate for the afternoon.

It worked out well because Francis was able to finish picking up the house from the craziness of the weekend and I was able to finish the cake.

Thomas' family came over for supper and we had a really nice evening together. All too soon it was time to say goodnight. All that was left was to take his "yearly" picture. I've included his pics from the last 5 years... my how time goes by! :)