The Kozel Family

The Kozel Family

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Happy Birthday, Wyatt!

Wyatt:  February started off in the best way possible--your 6th birthday!

I was a little nervous from previous antics (see January Part 2 for details) that you might not be pulled together enough to have a celebration.  You were wonderful at school and made such a drastic improvement that it was PARTY TIME!  We usually have a kid's party and then a family party to celebrate your special day.  This year, we decided to go low-key and invite two boys to go to McDonald's and then see a movie.

I looked into kid movies for the Saturday of your birthday and there was only one--Beauty and the Beast.  Even though everyone had seen it (or in your case, parts of it) before, it was playing in 3D so we thought it would be great to go anyway.  We invited Grady, a friend from Kindergarten, and Quentin, your best bud from preschool. On the morning of the big day, Kurt (Patty's grandson) paid us a surprise visit.  He was visiting from Delaware and wanted to play for a while.  It didn't take us long to decide to include him as well in the festivities.  Papaw came along, too! 

McDonald's was PACKED!  It took us over 40 minutes to get our food.  You and your buddies did a fairly good job keeping calm and your overall goofiness entertained the family sitting behind us.  Once the food got there we wolfed it down and then headed over to the movie theater.  The movie was great, of course.  You sat in between Grady and Quentin.  My favorite part of the movie was when Gaston fell off the castle roof.  Quentin stood up and earnestly shouted, "YES!  The beast got him!  I LOVE THIS MOVIE!"  What a great thing, to be so swept into a movie that you just have to participate!

We drove through McDonald's after the movie to get ice cream treats (we didn't have time to get them beforehand) and then it was time to head home.  I was exhausted, and you were thrilled. It turned out that Papaw hadn't ever seen the movie before, so he had a great time, too!  I think some of the reason I was so tired was that a little boy had been tapping on my shoulder at 3:00 that morning, wondering if it was time to get up! You just couldn't wait for your birthday party with your friends.  :) 

I brought the camera in my purse and didn't take a single picture. Boo.  At least we have some pictures of Sunday's family party.


You and Nona battling with your BeyBlades from Grady

For the past several months, every time we discussed your birthday you would tell me you wanted a surprise party.  You told me your plan of how it would all work.  I tried to explain that you can't really plan your own surprise party, but I guess you can.  We hadn't discussed this in the few weeks that led up to your birthday, so I decided to make your "surprise" party a reality.  You and I got up and went to church.  While we were gone, Grandma, Papaw, Nona, Papa, and Daddy decorated the whole house with streamers, signs, and balloons.  When we came in the house, everyone was hiding in the family room.  They all shouted, "Surprise!" as you walked down the hallway.  You were speechless!  It was great.

Dressed up and ready to party!


Addie and Emmie were FaceTiming on the iPad so they could join in the surprise.


Papa made you this sign


Our Party Guests:
Nona, Papa, Grandma, Papaw, Tony, Melissa, Patty, Bella, Leo, Priya, and Matt (plus us of course)

That made for a crowded family room!  We had a wonderful time.  Daddy used his new smoker to make chicken and roast beef that everyone seemed to love. 

Part of the party crowd.  Notice Lily in Nona's arms!

There were streamers everywhere!

Your sister loved all of the decorations. She thought they were delicious.

One of your favorite presents:  a double barrel Nerf shotgun from Tony and Melissa.


When it came time to sing, someone said, "Don't forget to make a wish!"  You got really quiet.  About 1/3 of the way through the song you blew out your candles.  I guess you had chosen your wish and you didn't need to bother with waiting for the song to end.  It was pretty funny. 

The cake.   Spongebob's shoes were made of marshmallows covered with icing.  You ate one of them and your whole mouth was tinted a fierce black color.
The candles were all lit with different colored flames.  They were pretty cool.

Notice our mouths--we are still singing.  :)

You and Bella had a blast bouncing balloons all over the place.

Leo thought this balloon was hilarious.  Lily was not that into it.

My sweet boy is 6 years old.  In the past year you learned to read, began playing T-ball, got a new baby sister, started Kindergarten, and gained some valuable life lessons.   I can't wait to see what this year will bring for you!  I love you, buddy.  You are my joy.

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