Birthday Boy

On Tyler's actual birthday we had a great day planned. Jim took off work so we could all celebrate as a family, which has become a little Buffo tradition. After eating a breakfast of "white donuts" requested by Tyler we were off to the Mall of America and the Nickoloden Universe amusement park inside. Tyler was so excited to ride all the rides and proved to be pretty brave. He rode every ride his height allowed and loved them all. He barely qualified for the roller coaster but the attendant let him through. Then he ended up riding it twice! Mom had to be coerced onto that one! Calvin proved to be a little more hesitant when it came to riding the rides. After the first ride (where he cried the whole time) he opted to remain a spectator. He eventually rode the blue choo choo train which was nice and slow.
For lunch we ate at the Rainforest Cafe and it was quite an experience! We were seated in the monkey section and every so often large robotic gorillas would come to life and do a little dance while hooting and beating their chests. There were also tropical storms that would roll through our section complete with thunder and lightening. Tyler loved it all! From watching all the exotic fish, to searching for hidden monkeys and watching the waterfall he was having a blast. Calvin, not so much. After about the second gorilla show he was crying and saying "I no want to eat lunch anymore". Once the storm hit he was in our laps with his head buried beneath the table. It was all we could do to get him to eat. Ha! He perked back up as soon as we left the restaurant. We ended the day with an Icee and large cookies all around. Yummy!
It was a fun few days celebrating Tyler's birthday. We love you Tyler!!

The next day Ty had his 5 year check up. Here are his stats:

Height: 3 feet 6 inches (32nd percentile)

Weight: 40 lbs 6.4 oz (49th percentile)