Excited Kids; So much fun!

Ryan is having a great birthday so far. He opened a package yesterday that he thought was school supplies, but turned out to be Lego Star Wars for DS from his Aunt Bee and family. Not having a DS of his own did not stop the excitement. After some discussion about borrowing Zach's DS he said, and I quote, "This is the best! I couldn't have asked for anything more!" We were getting ready to head out the door so he brought  the game with him in the car just by itself. He read the directions and was just so excited to have it.
This morning he got to open his gift from our family. It was a blue DS. His chin nearly dropped to the floor. This time he said, "This is AWESOME! I couldn't ask for anything more!" Then he opened his gift from Grandmommy and Granddaddy, a Calvin and Hobbes collection, which generated more beaming smiles and exclamations of joy. This kid is so happy. It's like it's his birthday or something;-)
As Ryan was rejoicing about his gifts Lily hugged her new stuffed animal close and said with all the joy in the world for herself and her brother, "And I have my Hello Kitty!" You see, yesterday we went on a Grandparent sponsored trip to the State Fair. The kids had a blast, but that's another post. At the fair Ryan won a stuffed animal and he chose to get a Hello Kitty and give it to Lily. He said to me afterwards, "I'm really glad I got that prize for Lily. Even more than if I had gotten one for myself." It has quickly become of of her favorite things in the world. Lily even pulled a chair up next to hers at the table so Hello Kitty can sit next to her in the booster seat at meals.
All in all a good day so far. I think it has been nice for him to have the day off from school. Last year his birthday was the first day of school and for a while there we thought it was going to be the first day this year as well. he takes it all in stride and doesn't complain either way, but he seems to be having a really fun day today with the neighborhood kids.