Robbie Turns Six

Robbie turned 6 last week!  He and Erin spent his birthday at my parents' house, swimming and eating cupcakes and playing with cousins.

That night, he opened some presents at home and we went out to eat.  He was really happy to get a box in the mail from Papa Bob and Nana Sandy in Illinois.

He was super-excited about all his presents, especially his slingshot.  Here's how both kids felt about the slingshot:

Chili's had a coupon for free kids' meals with an adult entree that night, so guess where we ate?  They also brought Robbie a free dessert that was roughly the size of his head.

The kids also get a free meal at Red Robin for their birthday, so that's where we had lunch on Saturday.  Again with the giant free dessert:

On Sunday after church, we had some family over for more presents, and yes, more dessert!  Grandma & Grandpa, Nana & Papa Dan, Kristil and three of her boys, and Scott & Sydnie drove clear over from the east side to see him.  We have good families  :)

Robbie originally wanted a Star Wars cake, but I realized I probably wouldn't be able to replicate my sketches in frosting, so I talked him into a Lego cake instead.  Well, a pair of them, since they were small.

 What a week!

Robbie is a good boy.  He's growing up fast, although he still hasn't lost any baby teeth!  Not even a loose one yet.  Hard to believe he will be in first grade and we won't have any "little" kids anymore.

Robbie is pretty quiet with people he doesn't know very well, and he can be shy in large groups, but he has a pretty wacky sense of humor, and he keeps us all on our toes.  He's also very kind.  This kid is compassionate and can empathize with people, animals, made up characters on TV, you name it.  He's a lot like his sister that way.  He's really into Legos, Star Wars, and anything involving projectiles right now.  He can be a little gentleman and always waits after he gets out of the car so he can walk me into church every Sunday.  He pesters his big sister, but he also completely idolizes her.  He looks up to Rob and wants to be like him, from helping fix things to wearing the same color shirt sometimes.

We love you, Robbie!