Michael's birthday bash

Sometimes at our house, you'll hear things like, "Mommy! Jason is sticking his finger in my ear!"



Thankfully, all of that animosity was cast aside for Michael's birthday bash.



We invited Michael's classmates from school, and friends we've known since we've been here. Actually, we invited their younger siblings. It was important, for some reason, to try to establish that these were Michael's little buddies.



Michael really had a blast.



We used to come to this play gym quite often, and Michael never wanted to participate. He never wanted to do what Jason was doing.



But, during this birthday party, Michael surprised us all. He did all the exercises, jumps, and running around that all his friends were doing.



Even better, his best friend was by his side, almost the whole party. Jason was very concerned that Michael would not have a good time, so he stuck by him. It was the cutest thing to see.



You may remember that Michael in the past weeks had been threatening the entire family with an "un-invitation" to his birthday party, unless we behave. Jason never got that. He was allowed to come, no matter what.

Of course, now that THAT party is history, Michael is focusing on #4.

And, he's telling all of us, again, we need to behave. Or else, "you won't be coming to my birthday party."