Joseph turned 8 today! I can't believe he made it to 8 and I haven't killed him yet. Baha.
He was so stoked with all his gifts and I was too... I did so well, he got a brand new in the packet sloth oodie that I found on marketplace for a fraction of the new price - $50 that Uncle Isaac kindly collected one morning on his way to work at the crack of dawn.
Rubber ducky socks that I found at Spotlight, when I was buying him a beanbag that was on half price sale as well as using my $10 Spotlight birthday voucher...
He desperately wanted a Mario Lego set that was freaking $150 recommended retail price. I was like holy heck, I'm not paying that - so I got looking for the lowest price I could and found one on marketplace for $75. Woo!
We also found him a $90 Switch backpack brand new in the bag for $40 which was a huge win. So here is some proof that you can get amazing gifts without paying full price for them!
The most special gift was a jade carving from the otara markets that Grandma had bought herself when Madeline was a baby and we went to NZ for Doug's grandparents unveiling. She only wore it once that I can remember and when we cleaned up her house, I found it carefully wrapped in a bag in her bedroom. It was a perfect baptism gift from his grandparents who I am sure will be watching over him today. ❤
The most special part of his birthday of course is that he's going to be baptised today - on his actual birthday which very few people get. We spent last night blowing up balloons to make this beautiful rainbow garland which I barely managed to fit in my car... and we are all excited to go back to church and be a part of his extra special day!
Here we go! ❤
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