Nelson Family Blog: Elliott Turns 7.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Elliott Turns 7.

It's been a big week around here. Elliott had his friend birthday party, his first sleepover, and then he turned 7 years old.

On Tuesday (the day before his birthday), it was the last day of school before the holiday break for Thanksgiving. So, we had his birthday party at Skyzone after school. Elliott was so incredibly excited, it was cute.

I was there alone with 10 kids for a little while, and it went pretty well. I got all 10 kids checked in, got them their socks, and then at 4:00pm they could start jumping. All the kids had a really good time. They jumped and played hard for the full hour. Elliott invited all the kids in his classroom, and only one kid couldn't come, and then Emma was there as well. John came and joined us around 4:30pm.

At 5:00pm, the jumping was over and we went into the party room to eat pizza and cake, and then open presents. The kids were loud and rowdy, but overall everyone did really well and had a great time.

Elliott begged to have some friends overnight, so Rory and Jacob came home with us and spent the night. Overall, it went pretty well. It was very loud in our house, and the boys didn't go to bed until after 10:00pm, and they were up at 6:00 am, so that wasn't the greatest. But we survived, and Elliott had the time of his life.

Wednesday was Elliott's official birthday. I had the day off, and after dropping off the boys, we enjoyed a nice morning at home. At noon, we met Jim, Barb, Katie, and John at Azteca for a birthday boy lunch. The food was great, Elliott opened his gifts, and he even got to wear a sombrero and have Happy Birthday sang to him. He was living the good life.

The rest of the day was busy as well. After lunch. Elliott got really tired and I convinced him to take a nap. While he napped, I got my Strawberry Salad ready for Thanksgiving the next day, and cleaned up the crazy house. In the evening, we had Thanksgiving Eve service at church. The choir sang, and then we had a nice Thanksgiving Eve service with our favorite hymns and lessons.

Side bar: Poor Elliott was really confused when he woke up from his nap at 5:00pm, and we had him change for church and it was dark outside. He thought it was the next morning, and he yelled at us that he didn't even have breakfast yet. It was pretty funny. Then we told him it was still his birthday and he couldn't believe it.

Elliott is now 7. I truly cannot believe that. Where does the time go? He is really stretching and getting very tall. He is by far the tallest first grader. He is doing really well in school. We had parent teacher conference a little while ago, and he is doing great. There are some minor things he could work on, but his math and reading and behavior in school are all really good. He makes us very proud!

Elliott's likes: Pokemon, Minecraft, Youtuber videos, Mario, stuffed animals, snuggling, telling stories, crafting, reading with mom or dad, doodling,

Elliott's dislikes: zipping up his coat or wearing a hat, when life is "unfair", Emma touching his things without his permission, being teased-especially by dad

These are just general things that Elliott is into right now. He is a pretty sweet boy most of the time, and he interacts very well with others. He is not shy, and he is good at asking for what he wants. He is really wishing for a Nintendo Switch this Christmas and he gives the best hugs ever.

Happy 7th Birthday, Elliott. Please don't grow up too fast.