Jules’ 3d birthday (07/07) was…. Hectic, chaotic, but also nice. He
enjoyed himself I like to think. Getting thrown out of his uncles house,
witnessing his uncle verbally abuse his mother and not getting even a Happy
Birthday, was the hectic part; finding somewhere to live until we could move
out of state was the chaotic part. But we managed to get it all taken care of
and still celebrate his birthday.
First we drove to the nearest city (which is nearly an hour
away since we live in the middle of nowhere) and just drove around looking for
some where to eat. We chose Ci Ci’s Pizza buffet which Julius thoroughly
enjoyed. Usually when we go there on occasion we don’t let the little one eat
any of the sweet stuff but before we left since it was his birthday (and it
started out so terribly) I made him a small plate with 2 small squares of
cinnamon buns and 3 small squares of fudge brownies arranged in a pyramid. He
ate one of each and we went about our merry way to Toy’s R’ Us.
When we got to the toy store we told Jules he could pick any
toy he wanted but he couldn’t have the first toy he saw (do all children want
the first toy they see? Lol) First I went looking for the toddler digital
cameras, and every single brand of camera they had only came in pink. It’s insane the deficit of boy things around
this area. Then I went looking for a scooter (he discovered a love for them
days before I thought it’d be perfect) and lo and behold every damn scooter was
pink. Every decent toy Jules would have really enjoyed only came in pink. So we let him buy the car we gave him to keep
him occupied and decided to look elsewhere.
On the way back to our county to check the Walmart there for
a decent (boy) toy we drove by a paddle boat advertisement and thought “Sure,
why not?” I was probably more excited than Jules, hadn’t been on one of those
since I was a kid in Boston. The scenery was great and Jules was pretty good
about staying still. We played a game where we’d get as close as possible to
the trees without getting stuck and pick the giant berries so we had something
to throw into the water for fun (we found out later they were immature flower
buds haha). All in all it was very nice to just relax and enjoy ourselves as a
family surrounded by such beauty. It was exactly what we needed after the
morning that we had.
When we got back to town the local Walmart had the digital
camera I wanted to get Jules in orange and Jules fell in love with it. It’s his
favorite toy by far now, I only wish I spent the extra 10 $ and bought him the
bigger higher definition one because this camera takes awful pictures and Jules
is actually a pretty good photographer (know what to get him for Xmas now at
least lol).
It wasn’t the birthday we wanted for him, he didn’t even get
a birthday party or even a cake, we didn’t have much money to waste since Jules
and I need it to move out of state so we aren’t homeless anymore, but all in
all Julius enjoyed himself and so didn’t James and I.
Hoping to have a small birthday party for him in TN with his
Ganny, figured I might make him feel a little at home in a new place. We’ll see
*fingers crossed*
