On Briggs' actual birthday, he took Cosmic Brownies to school for his birthday treat, and then I brought him a Subway sandwich and had lunch with him at school. Then Grammie and Grandpa came over for Briggs' birthday dinner of choice--mac and cheese, chicken strips, peas, and bananas. (I did make a fruit salad for those who didn't just want to eat bananas for their fruit.)
His dessert of choice was Funfetti cake balls and cotton candy ice cream. My first attempt at making cake balls went better than I expected.
Briggs had a few gifts to open from us and Grammie and Grandpa, including some Super Mario Hotwheels cars, Lego sets, an Illustory book writing kit, and Tic Tacs. He might have been most excited about the Tic Tacs. Staley gave him the third and fourth Harry Potter audiobooks on CD. Adelie bought him a 3D turtle puzzle.
For his birthday activity of choice, Briggs wanted to go to Elevate with a few of his friends. Thankfully they were all available on the short notice we gave them. So on Thursday after school, all his friends walked home with him and then we went to Elevate for a few hours of jumping followed by pizza, cake balls, and a little play time at our house.
It may have been planned at the last minute, but this guy didn't seem to mind. He got to enjoy all the birthday festivities...school treats, birthday dinner, gifts, and fun time with friends. What more could a 9 year old want???
