He was very concerned about how we would find a Mulgarath (the Spiderwick bad-guy) pinata till my sister Elise gave him the great idea to ask Aunt Tierra to make him one. Being the fantastic aunt that she is, and after consulting google as to how to make said pinata, she came to our home one day with this:
She thought it resembled a brown Miss Piggy but. . . her nephew (and his relieved mom) couldn't have been happier! Thanks T!
Now the cake. I didn't think I could pawn that one off on another family member, and after the long-shot of checking with Sams Club for a Spiderwick custom cake (please?), I broke down and began the search for the easiest Spiderwick Cake I could come up with. Again, thanks to a somewhat easy to please 4 year old, we were in business.
Miles had so much fun bashing that pinata (Lola on the other hand, was in tears. All that hard work was to be reduced to gruesome chunks of brown fur?), eating his Spiderwick Field Guide cake, opening presents and being with 1/2 of his family (we so missed the Stokes' side of the family). It was a fabulous birthday celebration!
I love having this little 4 year old person in my life. He keeps me busy and on the verge of insane, but his smile lights up my world. His never-ending conversation reminds me that I am blessed. His love for me gets me through those hard moments. And his teasing ways remind me not to take life so seriously!
