Six Years Old is Really Fun

About a month ago I sat next to my cousin’s pool and talked with her about upcoming vacations and trips we were all taking as the five of our kids played in the water. When I told her about how the Mouse was really ‘in’ to learning about the states and presidents and how much I’d love to take him to Washington DC she looked at me very matter-of-factly and said, “Well, you should just do it”.

So I went home and started researching, and in less than 48 hours it was planned. I submitted a request through our Congressman’s office for a tour of the White House (which was just accepted!), I booked a tour of the Washington Monument, I planned out visits to the different Smithsonian museums … and I proceeded to wait for the next six weeks to tell him.

Hardest. Thing. Ever.

This is the kid who upon arriving at our local library, heads straight for the children’s non-fiction section to look for books about different states. He loves reading (yes, HE reads them) about where they are, when they formed, what they’re known for. He loves maps. He loves learning about different presidents. I knew this surprise was going to be the end all be all of surprises. He was going to absolutely FLIP and I could barely hold it in.

This past weekend, we told him:

DISNEY WORLD? ::headdesk::

I think the video weirded him out though, because once I turned it off, he started acting totally normal again. He immediately unpacked his new suitcase (which I found at Ikea of all places), and repacked it with all the toys he thinks he needs to bring with him on the plane. He’s rolled it around the house and already pretended to leave on several trips — the Froggy trailing behind him the whole time asking if he can come too? As soon as I picked him up for school this afternoon he wanted me to run through all the places we would go, and would there be time see President Obama and say hello?

Six years old is fun – so grown up, yet still so little. He’s old enough to be able to do fun things like this, but young enough that I’m still his sun and stars. He still wants to hold my hand, and cuddle with me in bed, and read stories with me at the end of the day … all without the inconvenient hassle of me having to wipe his butt or suck snot out of his nose.

Our trip is coming up in the next few weeks. You can follow along on my Instagram (@tottums) or the #MouseDoesDc hashtag.

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