We belatedly celebrated Sky’s birthday this evening. As always, it was fun to spend time with Kari’s family and to share a delicious dinner with them.
These are the gifts we gave Sky. Since he sent us an itemized list of what he’d like to receive, shopping was easy and his surprise factor was low. His satisfaction factor, however, was high.
Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Mm-mm good! At Sky’s request, we did not sing “Happy Birthday.” I think he feels as awkward as I do when people sing to him.
Three of the things Ted and I always enjoy about visiting at Kari’s house are the boys’ bedroom tours. Each boy gives us a tour of his bedroom, describing all the creative things that are currently in process.
Sky’s room is a Star Wars enclave. He’s modeling part of the complete stormtrooper costume Dean created for him. Sky ordered the helmet and said it was exciting to get such a big box in the mail earlier than he expected it to arrive.
All of Sky’s Star War items and Lego pieces are sorted for easy access. Here’s one wall of his room.
Additional mini figures (sorted, of course) are kept on these shelves.
Dean built stairs for Dylan’s access to his loft bed.
Each step of the loft stairs has a storage bin beneath the stair tread.
We gave Dylan a 3D puzzle for his July birthday. I’ve never seen a completed 3D puzzle, but now I know that the end result is more of a model than a traditional puzzle. This is Dylan’s finished product–the U.S.S. Constitution.
Dean gave Dylan this storage box for his birthday and Dylan has filled it with art supplies.
Teddy told us the boxes on the wall are his pig apartments. The quilt and pillow I made for Teddy and Waffles are on the bed and in the rightmost apartment. Waffles is in the penthouse. Teddy mentioned that there is room for more pigs in the housing complex. (Hint, hint?)
Teddy converted one of his closet shelves to an apartment for himself. Dylan offered to rent the apartment for additional storage, but Teddy turned him down. He likes having a private refuge.
I always enjoy the bedroom tours and, every time Ted and I are treated to a one, I marvel at the boys’ creativity. Grandchildren are one of life’s greatest gifts.