How did that happen?

How did my baby boy get to be five already? He certainly has grown up quickly! Yesterday we celebrated the big day. He woke up to a room filled with 25 balloons. The morning was pretty routine-except that Lucy was not annoying him as much as usual-a nice break for him and I! I took him to McD's for lunch and then it was off to preschool. He did not want to take cupcakes-so he decided he would take ice cream sandwiches. His teacher gave him a birthday crown to wear and let him pick out a new book to keep. He also got a cool 5 necklace to wear. He was beaming by the time we picked him up. Then as we were walking home he saw his surprise-Grandma Meyer had come to surprise him! For the next couple hours he dragged her around and talked her head off. The Decker's came over and we had a little birthday party/dinner. He wanted a space party so I made him a rocket cake and a moon shaped ice cream cake. He picked out a dinner of hot dogs, cheetos, corn on the cob, brocoli, and noodles. All he really wanted to eat though was corn on the cob. He wolfed down two whole cobs! He was delighted to open presents and got all kinds of fun things-all of which have been played with already. I gave him and the boys silly string to attack each other with and they totally loved that. It was a great day! I think his birthday might be my favorite day of the year after Christmas. There is nothing more fun than watching the pure delight a birthday brings a child his age!