Oliver had an awesome 5th birthday! He was the “child of the week” at preschool, so he got to make and wear this awesome hat.

When he got home from preschool, we had hotdogs and cake for lunch. Oliver requested an Azboo cake (“Azboo” is his name for his green, stuffed elephants). He loved the cake and it tasted delicious.

After cake, we headed to Chuck E Cheese’s. Since it was a weekday afternoon, we had the place to ourselves (literally). The kids loved all of the video games.

I snuck in a game or two as well.

While we were there, Chuck E. came out and invited the kids to come dance with him. Abby wasn’t too sure, but Oliver joined right in. It was worth it, too, because Chuck E. gave him a ton of free tickets.

Though they liked the games, the kids’ favorite part was redeeming tickets for prizes. Abby picked out a small sticky frog and Oliver picked out a squishy tentacle ball, a skull and cross bone pirate ring, and some candy (which he shared with Abby without any prompting from parents).

After we got home, we opened presents. Oliver got Star Wars Legos from Grandma Kotter, a stomp rocket from Grandma James, some Star Wars figurines from Great-Grandma Fielding, and a light-up green light saber and two transformers (Bumblebee and Sky Shadow) from us. What a fun birthday!