Almost 9 & What a day!

My "little" guy is almost 9. We celebrated today. Funny to watch him open presents. The first one was from D. D is two. He loves birthdays. He longs for his birthday. With all the love he could muster for his brother D selected a really nice nerf football, green no less. Poor S, not quite what he was hoping for, trying to maintain a happy look. Yet his eyes tell the truth. So the present opening goes. Books! and more books! from the sisters who love him and picked out something on his list. Mike and I are laughing, his aunts are laughing. He is trying to be happy. Looking at the books, trying to be interested. These are not the items he is talked endless about for the last 3 weeks. Yet they were on the list. And no we did not orchestrate the order of gifts. His siblings were vying for rights to give theirs.
Finally the torture is almost over. I think there just might be tears. This might be the worst birthday ever. Another present to open, a glimmer in his eye, Spy gear and then defeat. Not the spy gear he wanted. He isn't even trying to look happy now.
Yet there are 3 more presents left, they look much like the others.
Wait, what is that a smile, oh my goodness it is. Oops it is gone. Nope it is back. Yeah, finally one of the items he has talked about for the last 3 weeks. Spy gear binoculars that turn into a periscope! ! !
Yet that is not all....yep, he thinks he knows what this next one is....drum roll and YES! he was right it is what he thought. This birthday might not be all that bad. 6 piece spy tool kit. Yoohoo.
And what is this? One more to go. Nothing can top this, he is almost positive. But yet, oh no it couldn't be, yep it is, a struggle to maintain his cool composure and yet here comes the ear to ear grin. Ahhh. Hockey shirts! ! A Thunder Jersey, that fits no less and a Warriors T, that mom told him no just a week ago.
Ahh this birthday was not a bummer.
Wait, now you have to open cards. EWWW, we know how much the kid likes to read. He just about cried over the books he received from his wish list. Yet, these are birthday cards and YES ! SCORE! ! ! Money and lots of it ! ! !

"Mom can we look on ebay for that stuff now?!?"

Who knew getting ready to turn 9 could be so dramatic.