Quinn's Birthday

Mike had to work on Quinn's actual birthday.  We celebrated it on Thursday, May 22nd.  That morning, Mike took the boys fishing.  The plan was to only take Quinn but he wanted me to be able to get some rest so he took Paxton too.  What a good husband! 

 Quinn has been fascinated with robots.  He asks almost daily for a robot for his birthday.  He wanted a robot cake.  It wasn't too bad to make. :)

 Quinn is sitting patiently here for his us to sing happy birthday to him.  It was hard to get all the adults to stop talking. 

 Robots are not sold in stores.  I had to order his robot online.  I didn't want to pay the shipping to get it here faster.  We decided on a water table for Quinn and just to give him the robot later.  Well, he still doesn't have the robot.  He was disappointed but once he got going on the water table the robot was forgotten about...for a while anyways. 

 After the birthday party and once we got home, Mike was a trooper and put together Quinn's water table.  Quinn was so excited to try it out but we made him wait until the next day.  They played with it all day long.  Quinn and Paxton both loved it!

Quinn still doesn't have his robot. Mike had decided to make Quinn earn his robot. Quinn knows about it now.  He still asks about it.  I suggested to just give it to him but Mike vetoed it.  I think it's mean since it was supposed to be for his birthday.  Now, just to get Quinn to follow through so that he can receive his robot for good!  Once he gets him he's going to love him.  I want him to have it and am excited for when he does earn it. 

On Quinn's actual birthday (May 24th) he kept getting phone calls and happy birthday wishes.  At first he told everyone that his birthday was over.  Then I explained to him that it was his real birthday.  He ate it up and loved having two days to celebrate his birthday.  I kept singing to him and trying to make is special by doing things differently.  Grandma came over with some birthday gifts she had saved.  Mike old co-worker came over too and gave him his old grandson's leap pad.  It had games already installed on it.  He wanted to do that all day.  I only let him play with it until nap time and then hid it.  I'm sure, if I let him, he'd be on it 24/7.  When he went to bed he asked why he got two birthdays.  I hope he doesn't expect that every year.