Last week Raphy celebrated his fifth birthday. Such a lovely age. The world is full of wonder and joy. And birthdays are really special. Plus at five, you can tell everyone it is your birthday. With great excitement. And people love it.
The morning. But not too early. Still darkish outside, which in the Netherlands means 8.30 am. The opening of presents. And plenty of anticipation.
The men in the family play with the toys. With much discussion and problem solving. Plenty of bonding and no arguments.
The birthday boy eats his breakfast treat. Pancakes. Yum.
And finally the birthday cake, and the look of sheer pleasure on Raphy's face when the candle was lit. Red icing this year. A great improvement on the bright blue icing requested on the two previous cakes, for his third and fourth birthdays. Underneath the icing a delicious sponge made by Kylie.
And so Raphy's birthday continued for a week. And tomorrow it finishes with some birthday treats for his classmates, plus a special happy birthday song for him.
Oh to be five years old.
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