Josh was the first one up this morning and full of energy and excitement. He waited patiently in our room for Rachael to wake up and join him. Joseph was still sleeping which is a rare thing as he is usually up by 7am every morning so we let him sleep in.
Our birthday tradition is to open gifts on our bed in the morning with everyone piled on. Rachael got his gifts out and Josh began the opening. Rachael gave him a hero factory and Joseph got him some modeling clay. Then onto the other gifts…. We gave Josh a Chima (similar to hero factory) and then last but not least a build your own internal combustion engine. As soon as he opened it he was beaming from ear to ear with the biggest smile. "YES, this is exactly what I wanted" is what he exclaimed.
The morning continued as he anxiously opened the box to examine the pieces.
We had planned to take him to the Enchanted Maze Gardens for his birthday so we quickly got ready, ate breakfast and headed out to hopefully beat all the crowds.
After a lovely 45 minute drive we arrived at the park in Arthur's Seat. It was beautiful there and smelt lovely. All the trees, hedges, flowers and distant rain made the air so wonderful. Thankfully it was a very mild day.
We explored our way through a hedge maze and let the kids play on the other attractions before getting to the real excitement, Tube Slides. The kids were in heaven and I loved listening to them cackle on the way down. Rachael's laughter was contageous. I went once with Joseph and couldn't' believe how much he enjoyed it, it was quite the workout walking up the hill with the heavy tube. I was then surprised at how quickly we raced down the hill on those tubes.
I sat and watched them go up and down the hill quite a few times before it started to get really busy. It turned out so perfect and the kids were sad to leave. After a bit more exploring of the park each of them got their own cup full of lollies to take home.
The drive home was beautiful as we over looked Port Philip Bay from Arthur's Seat and watched the ships and sail boats go by.
Mama and Pops had sent Josh some birthday money so Aaron took him out to purchase a gift with it. He found this really cool Hero Factory set that was originally $60 on sale for $30. Josh used what Mama and Pops sent along with some of his own money to purchase it and spent the entire evening assembling it.
He had his choice dinner of pizza, pasta, and garlic bread and then we ended the evening with a delicious cake and a #8 sparkler on top.
Happy Birthday to our big boy!!
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