Jem's 6th Birthday!

Jem turned 6 on January 30th. January was a long month. Shirley was very sick during it, so after attending another child's Chucky Cheese Birthday Party we chose to do the same for Jem. He was very excited about it. It ended up costing less than I expected it would, and I hardly had to do anything. That was nice. Plus, with Gil deploying end of February, it was nice to do something extra special for Jem who is going to miss his dad terribly. We,b scheduled his party for 9:30 Saturday morning. That way it wouldn't be too crowded. We lucked out and had a snow storm the day before so there was about 7 inches of snow. that kept people from going to Chucky Cheese (that didn't have a birthday party). We were the only ones sceduled for 9:30 so we had the place to ourselves (and the few families we inviting). That was really nice. There were 8 or 9 parties schedules after us, so I was glad we picked the early slot.

We had a blast. Jem absolutely loved it. It was worth the money we spent. I plan on doing the same for Walter's birthday in June.

Jem is doing great in school. I wasn't sure how school would be for him since he had a hard time sitting still when he was younger. He has no problem, however. He is all about following the rules and doing what he is supposed to. He is a great little boy. He is a very good big brother. He and Shirley get a long great. Shirley just loves him and Jem is so patient with him. They are very alike. Jem is still into Crystals, rocks, and bugs. He got two crystal making kits for his birthday and a crystal mining kit. He loves them. The crystal making kits will last for months, too. His newest obsession is diamonds. He really wants a diamond. I have been trying to get him to understand they are too expensive. I am tempted to buy a fake one and pass it off as real. Would that be wrong?