Birthday Bot

My Rock-Bot (the Transformer name I came up with for him because we ran out of real names; every day he asks me what Transformer he should be called for the day and the names are never to be reused again... thanks to Internet searches, we have used them all) turned 4 years old on Tuesday! I asked him what he wanted to do and gave several suggestions. He said, "Go to the gym." He really loves that place, even more than me. So we went to the gym. Then we played games, toys and did puzzles all day and had a Transformer party that night. I was planning on making him a cake, but eons ago, when he saw the cakes at the grocery story and wanted one, I dissuaded him by saying they were for birthdays. Unfortunately, he remembered that. When I told him his birthday was coming, he quickly replied, brimming with excitement, "So I get to go the grocery store and buy a cake!!" What could I do? Luckily, Safeway had a Transformer one, as well as Optimus Prime plates and cups, so we were set! Even though his buddies Lydia and Silas were out of town, as well as his grandparents, we had 20 friends and family show up for our last minute shindig. All the time Rich and I spent blowing up a roomful of balloons was not in vain. The balloons, combined with the bubble machine our next door neighbor Lori brought produced the perfect Transformer battle arena. Kids, toddlers, teenagers and adults alike joined in the melee. It was a sight to behold. Thanks to Grandma K and Jared & Ally, Rock-Bot had the perfect Bumblebee gear. Thanks for everyone who made his birthday special and for humoring us in our crazy birthday party activities. It was a blast!