7

 So it happened, Tom has turned 7.  I've not been looking forward to it as I think 7 is a proper age - I can remember being 7.  He really is growing up!  We celebrated the day by getting up at 6.30, so he had enough time to open all his presents, be excited and play with some of them.

Lots of presents

As usual he got a good haul.  His main present from us was a digital controller and train for his train set.  The digital train is all singing, all dancing, in that it lights up and makes really realistic sounds.  It also starts and stops really smoothly.  It has been an immediate hit, which is good because his interest had been waning.  Matt is really excited about it too.

Bruder - hurray!

He also got some more Bruder, other vehicles, loads of clothes, money, jigsaw and lots of other bits and pieces.  For breakfast he had the last of a packet of smoked salmon which I had been saving  - how spoilt!!!!

He went happily to school for the day - they were doing a dress rehearsal of their show today for the whole school - which he was really looking forward to - because he got to wear his tie!  He came bouncing out of school - but was worryingly pale.  We took him home and fed him some snacks to try to perk him up.

A good haul

Grannie and Grandpa came round about 3.45 with their presents and he received calls from Granma and Pop Pop and Jude before heading out for birthday pizza at Kirkby Lonsdale with Grannie and Grandpa (delicious - he ate a good half of the garlic prawn pizza) before his swimming lesson.  We could tell he was tired as he was much slower than usual at swimming - we were in two minds whether to go or not but he was insistent that he was OK.

We came home and he went straight to bed, happy but very very tired.

Birthday tea in Avanti