My 5-year-old son's social calendar is much busier than mine.
The ramp-up started just before Halloween, with a friend's costumed birthday party and ride on a hay wagon. Next came trick-or-treating, though he had to miss his pre-school's Halloween party because of swimming lessons.
His birthday featured three events: a party at pre-school with his classmates, dinner of his choice on his actual birthday with Mom and Dad, then a party at home that weekend with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and assorted friends.
The Thanksgiving feast was held at grandma and grandpa's. I had to bake pumpkin pies. Not to be outdone, my son had to bake and decorate turkey- and leaf-shaped sugar cookies.
As one of Judah Maccabee's brothers in the Hanukkah play, he threw rocks at and fought with swords against Greek soldiers.
He sang beach songs in two holiday concerts at pre-school and dreidle songs in a concert at our synagogue's Hanukkah dinner.
In between the musical events, we took gifts to nursing home residents and lit candles for eight nights. At his request, our first night's dinner was applesauce and potato latkes. He grated all of the potatoes.
Following that was another friend's birthday party, this time in an arcade. Imagine a bunch of 5-year-old boys playing ski ball, air hockey and video driving games for the first time.
Now it's ski camp and participating in relatives' Christmas festivities that were delayed by the snowstorm.
And he's not even in school full-time or organized sports -- yet.
The ramp-up started just before Halloween, with a friend's costumed birthday party and ride on a hay wagon. Next came trick-or-treating, though he had to miss his pre-school's Halloween party because of swimming lessons.
His birthday featured three events: a party at pre-school with his classmates, dinner of his choice on his actual birthday with Mom and Dad, then a party at home that weekend with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and assorted friends.
The Thanksgiving feast was held at grandma and grandpa's. I had to bake pumpkin pies. Not to be outdone, my son had to bake and decorate turkey- and leaf-shaped sugar cookies.
As one of Judah Maccabee's brothers in the Hanukkah play, he threw rocks at and fought with swords against Greek soldiers.
He sang beach songs in two holiday concerts at pre-school and dreidle songs in a concert at our synagogue's Hanukkah dinner.
In between the musical events, we took gifts to nursing home residents and lit candles for eight nights. At his request, our first night's dinner was applesauce and potato latkes. He grated all of the potatoes.
Following that was another friend's birthday party, this time in an arcade. Imagine a bunch of 5-year-old boys playing ski ball, air hockey and video driving games for the first time.
Now it's ski camp and participating in relatives' Christmas festivities that were delayed by the snowstorm.
And he's not even in school full-time or organized sports -- yet.
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