Friday night was a big event for Lincoln - he got to have a sleepover with Nana and Pops! I know, I know, it's crazy that he'll be five in just a few months and has never had a sleepover! He likes his bed, and we like that he likes it. We approached the idea last year, and he kind of got freaked out so a (too long) wait led to our next attempt. Lincoln was so excited to pack his suitcase and get going! (Beau was really upset that he couldn't go too. He will transition from his crib tent to a big boy bed after Christmas and soon join Linc at another sleepover. I promise I won't make him wait as long, and I know he'll be ready!) Daddy took Linc to Nana and Pops house, and Linc immediately needed to unpack his stuff. He took pjs, his bear and flashlight, a book and clothes for Saturday.
He repeated to Daddy that Mommy said he could stay up as late as he wanted! They did some playing then settled into bed with a story from Pop Pop. Beau's bed is across the room, and Pop Pop rested in there while Linc read his books and fell asleep. Apparently there was some snoring going on, and Lincoln was imitating Pop Pop's snoring later! I think Nana slept in Beau's bed for the rest of the night, then they were up to have fun on Saturday. They got a yummy donut breakfast treat and did some decorating for Christmas.
Pop Pop had a birthday this weekend, so we all went to Benihana's for dinner on Saturday night. It was the boys first time at a Hibachi dinner, and we had watched a few YouTube videos of the chefs in action. They were so excited to see the onion volcano and get their food chopped and cooked right at our table!!! Nana, Beau and Mommy "cheesed" while waiting for the fun to begin! Beau enjoyed coloring his hat and searching for the letters L and B on his menu. Those are his favorite letter, of course! He was looking so grown up and happy!
Daddy, Pop Pop and Lincoln were anxiously awaiting the show to start as well. Lincoln could only give me awkward smiles . . . too much pressure I guess! Lincoln enjoyed the games on his menu and colored in the missing numbers on the Sudoku puzzle.
Mr. Jose was our chef for the evening, and he was super fun. He did lots of tricks at Lincoln's request. Looks like someone really paid attention to the YouTube videos! He did the egg toss into his hat, chopped the shrimp tails in his pocket, made a seriously cute chicken shape out of the frying eggs, and cooked some seriously yummy veggies, chicken, steak and scallops for us all! When he was frying the rice, he asked Beau what he was making . . . and Beau said, "A MESS!!" That got a big laugh from everyone! He was funny to talk to the boys about Nemo (the shrimp) and sing their favorite Madagascar song, "I like to move it, move it!" Then Beau had to sing, "I like to toot it, toot it!" The fun never stops!!
Evidence of how they watched Mr. Jose prepare our meal: Lincoln was super thrilled and squealed like crazy! Beau was super serious and watched each detail pretty quietly.
So the food was really good to the grown ups, but this was a new taste for the boys. We kept telling them that it was just chicken, and they were pretty ok with that part of the meal. Lincoln even learned to use his chopsticks to eat his chicken! Beau loved the fried rice, but he already loves rice. Lincoln inspected each bite to make sure that not one grain of rice was on his chopstick. He definitely hates rice! I was sneaky to insert a few shrimp pieces disguised as chicken, but they caught on by the second bit and were mad at me! No one was a fan of the zucchini, even though they are fine with that when I make it.
They did have a lot of fun and loved wearing their hats like Mr. Jose! It was a super exciting dinner.
After dinner we went back to our house to have birthday cake, and that was definitely the highlight of the night! Who doesn't like birthday cake?!?! The boys led the singing of "Happy Birthday to You", Pop Pop blew out his candle, and we ate our delicious cake with smiles.
Daddy and I delivered Pop Pop's birthday present last, and it was a frozen present! We made him lunch for the next two weeks . . . 5 frozen bowls of taco soup and 5 frozen bowls of beef stew. I know he likes those, and I like to cook them, and he always takes his lunch to work these days, so it seemed like the perfect gift for the man who has everything! We hope he enjoys his lunch and thinks of his fun birthday party each day. What a fun few days after Thanksgiving! We will finalize our Christmas decorating and have many pictures to post from that tomorrow. The boys (and Mommy) love to have the trees lit up and lots of fun decorations.
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