Zachary had a fantastic 5th birthday and enjoyed his celebration(s)! Along with all of Zachy's birthday balloons here, Heaven received some balloons too. We sent balloons to Matty and Erin Roderick on the 23rd then yesterday, for Zachy's birthday party, we sent balloons to Matty, Greg (because he would've been here yesterday) and to my Pepere because it was his 21st anniversary in Heaven.
On Zachy's birthday, he chose to go to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner. He said it was because that was one of Matty's favorite restaurants. We ordered dessert first and it came with sparkles and candles! I like ordering dessert first!
Matty's 'chemo angel', Holly, from Texas, continues to think of Chris and Zachy, she's so incredibly sweet! She always sent packages to all 3 boys when there was a holiday/birthday. Since Matty's gone to Heaven, she continues to think of Chris and Zachy and still sends them gifts. She's so thoughtful and very generous. She called on Friday night and the boys thanked her. I talked to her for a while. After hanging up, Chris and I were saying how thoughtful she is for continuing to think of the boys. Just then, a button that I've had attached to a magnetic picture frame on one of Matty's pictures on my refrigerator, fell to the floor. This button has never fallen off since I received it in 2005. The button says "My Son is My Hero" and guess who was the one that sent it to me 4 years ago....Angel Holly!! Isn't that funny? So apparently, Matty thought it was super sweet of Holly too!
Yesterday was Zachy's party with his friends and family. We hired "Mad Scientist" performers and they kept the kid's attention for a good hour and 1/2. They did all kinds of experiments from slime to cotton candy. Then the kids went swimming. We got lucky with the weather, being the first sunny Saturday in weeks. The boys finally got to enjoy the pool, first time since last year.
The parents enjoyed the frozen drink maker that I rented! ha I need all the distractions I can get, to get through birthday celebrations without my boy. It only got tough for me when everyone was signing Happy Birthday, which has been the case since Matty went to Heaven. Zachy didn't even wait til they finished singing before he blew out his candle. I broke away to compose and no one (but Johnny) even noticed. I think it's just something that's going to affect me for a long time (wishing Matty was surrounding the birthday child to be in pictures and to sing "cha cha cha"!).
I followed Shawn Matthew into the house to see if he'd find something of Matty's. He walked through the kitchen, toy room then to the front door and pointed to the blue balloon. He wanted that balloon so I gave it to him. Took him back in later and he pointed to all of Matty's pictures on our fridge. I know that Matty loves that Shawn Matthew is named for him and I know that Matty 'visits' Shawn often!
Zachy's little friend, Jada, gave him a blue Beta fish for his gift. Zachy named him "Matty" because he's blue. Matty used to have a Beta fish when he was younger so Jada might've had some 'help' in choosing a gift for Zachy!
It was a great day yesterday and I know my boys had a blast. I think everyone else did too.
It's just so hard looking at all the pictures after a function and not getting to see my boy's smiling face. I miss him so much!
Last call for a new Team Matty tshirt. I want to put the order in this week. I think I responded to everyone that emailed me. If you didn't hear back from me, send me another email. If you want a Team Matty tshirt, email me with including what size(s). Thanks.
