You wake up then it hits you ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY! That’s my b-day morning . Then I got a early birthday present: Harry Potter Gryffindor scarf with Harry Potter motion activated wand!

Then Dad and I went to Waffle House for breakfast. Then Dad dropped me off at TRYPS theater camp.  At the end of the day I had a Harry Potter play I was Ron Weasley. After that I opened presents and had cake (which happened to be a potion book) and that was a cool birthday !
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After a long wait, I’m proud to present Cam’s performance in his Harry Potter theater camp. (It also happened to be his birthday that day!)

Cam had his 8th birthday party at the house over the weekend – four of the boys in our neighborhood came over to eat dinner, watch Harry Potter movies and sleep over. I discovered that once again, a bubble machine can go a long way when it comes to a party’s fun level.

Cam had a ton of fun… and his friend were pretty darn good. It was a really long bash. The kids arrived in the evening, had pizza and cake, played and watched a couple of Harry Potter movies. Cam and one of his friends were the only ones left awake at the end of the second movie. They all slept a little bit, ate doughnuts in the morning and played around for a while. I think it was a success… But an exhausting one nonetheless!

Eight years old. Can you believe it? Cameron is eight today.

It’s a big day for him. Cam is taking part in a local theater company spring break camp that has a Scooby Doo theme! So fun. I didn’t expect him to love it as much as he does. The big performance is tomorrow… He’s playing the role of Teddy who is Fred’s cousin. The theme is “Scooby Doo and the Creepy Family Reunion.” Cam has a couple of lines, gets to dance and sing. And amazingly, he’s really loving it. Hooray! The same theater program is holding a Phineas and Ferb-themed summer camp of a week. I think we’ll probably do that one.

Before I headed out to work, Cam made me stay to conduct his yearly birthday interview. Here’s his 8 year old interview from this morning:

UPDATE: Here’s our official happy birthday cake singing:

What do you get when you add 15 kids, a huge cake, a massive indoor play area and 3D decorations?

A huge celebration for a seven year old named Cameron!

Cam had a big party as a local play area… We usually have parties in our backyard but since our backyard is recovering from foundation work (meaning we don’t really have grass), we had to celebrate somewhere else. It was a ton of fun and I now understand why I’d want to regularly celebrate at this location. I had a helper the entire time and she helped make sure the kids had drinks and plates and she helped cut the cake. It was great. Anyway… The boy and his friends ran and played and really enjoyed the fun that comes with 3D glasses and Star Wars.

Two and a half hours later, I took the exhausted kids home (just my two, I let the other parents take their children. Two is enough for me thank you very much!). Cameron is still talking about the fun and his friends all want to get 3D stuff. Good thing there are a bunch of 3D movies coming out these days. We’re clearly keeping up with the trends.

After the party Cam took his gifts home and opened them (the party place is not made for easy gift opening – it was built for eating cake and running around a lot). He was so excited to get all kinds of toys that his mom and dad would never buy. (Like super hero and Star Wars Legos and robot type of toys) I had a genius moment and decided that Cam had to write thank you notes before he could play with any of them. In less than 24 hours he had written notes to all of his friends and family. He didn’t even complain because he saw a purpose for his hard work. It was pretty cool and a really nice way to wrap up his fun weekend.

Cameron had a really great birthday… He got a special lunch at school with Mom. (Of course it was a surprise from the golden arches) He really enjoyed the yummy cake I made him:

He also got amazing gifts celebrating his seven years including: a new bat, baseball mitt, skateboard (and the protective helmet, elbow and knee pads), spy gear, brain exercise books, a cool sports goal, a soccer goal and…….

He’s thrilled and it was really awesome to watch him warm up to the new bike after he relaxed and figured out that riding a bike is really… like riding a bike. I can’t wait to spend the summer playing outside with him!

Cam lost his first front tooth yesterday… And he’s days away from losing the other one. He’s so proud AND having fun with the strange feeling of a huge gap in the top of his mouth. The added plus: He talks funny. I can’t wait to hear him try to talk with both front teeth missing.

SO… we’re very close to his birthday. I was telling him how seven years ago I was really really really wishing he would be born. He thought that was pretty cool… we talked about how happy I was when he arrived and how lucky I am to be his mom. Just as I walked out of his room he asked me: “Mom. How do you know when the baby is ready to be born?” I simply responded: “It hurts. A lot.”

He seemed to be okay with that answer.