Everybody says this, but it’s true: Time flies. It literally seems like yesterday that I was planning Mateo’s 4th birthday party. This one snuck up on me fast. Mateo and his friend Charlie were going to have a joint party, and they both wanted a magician, so it was Magicopolis this year, a great little magic performance place in Santa Monica. The kids had a blast watching and learning magic tricks, and when Mateo and Charlie were called up onstage for a trick (hence the pot on his head), Mateo’s silly nature turned up full blast. He was drunk with giggles. It does my heart good to see my boys have such a good time in their honor. And while his actual birth date isn’t for a couple of days, in his mind he’s 5, and there’s no turning back.