We created a new tradition, created last year, of decorating the house for Finn to wake up to in the morning. :) He was SO excited!
Cedar liked it too! Though he was threatening to ruin it multiple times, so we let Finn run through & tear apart the streamers. So fun!
Since Finley's birthday fell on a Saturday this year, we let him open his gifts right away. We were having a party for him later in the day, so we decided to spread out the celebration!
The grenade he's been wanting! It's pretty cool, for a weapon toy. It ticks down to exploding after you push the button, but if you bump it to roughly, it explodes! :)
Cedar was excited to see Finn's gifts. Pretty fun when your brother has a birthday - more toys to play with!
On a whim, I picked out a Lite Brite for Finn. I'm glad he was so excited to open it...it seemed like something he'd like!
We ate pumpkin pancakes for breakfast at Finn's request & played with toys until it was time for the party...
For his birthday, Finley received a month of gymnastics classes from our friends Carolyn & Jesse. This has been such a fun experience for him!
Finn really loves learning new skills at his class & really wants to impress his teachers. He's often one of the only boys & it's so interesting for me to see him in this environment.
He's definitely been more nervous & timid than I'm used to seeing. He's even a little less impulsive & quieter. I think it's good for him to be in a learning environment that is a little out of his comfort zone. :) Keeps him on his toes!
This was on his first day & he's improved so much already. We've been able to keep up the classes for a few months & plan on continuing for the time being. We'll see if this is something that he really wants to keep working on or if it's just fun for now. Either way, it's been so fun for me & Kenton to watch him experience gymnastics. :)
