Alex is five! (Okay, he has been for over a month ... his mother may be a wee bit behind in her blogging.) We celebrated in our usual way. Grandma and Grandpa came over the weekend before for presents and dinner - there's something to be said about summer birthdays and opening gifts in your swim trunks!

Presents! The best part of a birthday when you're five!

He wanted a cake that looked like his two bunnies - Mama Bun-bun and Baby Bun-bun. I have a couple of pictures that show his stuffed animals and the cake, but I love his face in this one! Grandpa suggested that perhaps the Baby Bun-bun that he was holding ... um, tooted in his face. Alex thought that was funny ...

Very, very funny.

As a side note, these two pictures are good representations of Alex's sense of humor and personality. They may explain why I never quite know what to say when people (like Awanas leaders) tell me what a good, quiet boy he is.

On the morning of his birthday, he went with Dad to get donuts and a birthday balloon. There may have been other boys anxiously awaiting their return. Or the arrival of the donuts. Whichever.

Happy birthday, Alex! You are a joy to us, and we love you very much!