Birthday Celebrations

Shane and I talked at length on how we wanted to handle Harry's birthday. It is very hard to not get caught up in these special days and as much as we wanted to celebrate his life and how much he meant to us, we don't want to create situations where we get so hung up on a specific day. That is super hard on the kids and hard on us. We decided to split it up a little bit. Harry was a kid who loved his birthday and loved a good party. If he could choose anything else (other than spending time with his family-which was a gratitude he would mention on a regular basis) he would want to be with his friends. They are such a huge part of his life and he would think it would be the coolest thing in the world to not only have them over, but their families. He loved all the big brothers and was especially fond of Gwen and Connor. He could easily talk to the adults and had a funny way about it. He would have loved that night. I had bought a couple of new Skylanders and the new Skylander Giants game so the kids could play. The boys brought over their Just Dance games (a game that Harry introduced them to. They will one day thank him for their new found dancing skills). We ordered pizza, had the chocolate fountain and just hung out. It was a good night.