And back to breakfast and our special outing!

The birthday boy's breakfast request was...pancakes!  We had delicious pancakes with all the toppings imaginable: nutella, applesauce, syrup, butter and peanut butter.  

He was allowed to open one present at breakfast and he opened a new bike helmet which he loved!

The birthday outing was a rafting trip down the Chattahoochee river and it was amazing!  We left Lucia at home with a sitter and headed out around 10:00am for our adventure.  

We took our time and just floated down the river for over 2 hours.  We took breaks for the children to jump in, but the water was so crazy cold that they could not swim around, but had to jump right back into the raft each time.  I was the only wimp who did not jump in.  It was way too cold!  The weather was just glorious!

Marco loved jumping in with his arms tightly wrapped around daddy's shoulders!

The joy!

FIVE!!

After we worked up an appetite we headed home for baguette sandwiches, presents and cake. 

A remote control helicopter!!  He has been asking for one for months!