Happy Birthday Braiden!!!

Tuesday was Braiden's birthday, but it was not just any birthday, Tuesday was his eighth birthday. Braiden is so excited to be 8, he gets to be baptized now, and go to cub scouts. Wow, my kids have not made me feel old...until now.

Braiden had a great day (for the most part) It was grandparent day at lunch (what a prefect day for that) so my mom along with me, Brody & Joslyn got to eat lunch with Braiden. After lunch we walked around the book fair and he got to pick out some new books. I think Brody was disappointed that he didn't get to play at recess with Braiden, but he got a new book out of the deal so... After the lunch recess, we had Braiden's party with his class, it was fun to be there. I think that Brody would have been content if I would have left him there the rest of the day.

After school Braiden got to play with a friend while I did this:

He wanted a Star Wars cake and Nate gave me the idea of making it like a light saber...do you see it?

Braiden is such an awesome kid, when we asked him what he wanted for dinner he said, "Chinese take out" Hey we can do that no problem. Just before the party was about to start Braiden got a funny look on his face and ran to the bathroom. When he came out he confessed, he had eaten a peanut butter cracker. So he spent the next hour puking his guts out all because of one, ONE teeny tiny Ritz Bitz peanut butter cracker.
WHY? why do we get so busy frosting a cake and ordering Chinese that we don't notice that box of crackers walking to the living room? WHY? Why did I buy that stupid box of crackers in the first place? Because they looked good to me...SELFISH!
WHY? Why didn't I warn him about that box...STUPID!!!
I can only be very GRATEFUL that throwing up was all that happened, because it could have been a lot worse. {{shutter}}
So he didn't get to enjoy the Chinese but after awhile he felt good enough to open presents:





I love this picture of Nate's cousin Colton showing Braiden how to do his scarf.



Looks like he's all ready to be a cub scout!! {{sigh}} so grown up!

Happy Birthday Braiden!!!

When we were getting ready for bed Braiden said to me, "hey mom, my birthday party made me happy!" -What a sweetheart.

Just an example of how sweet and thoughtful this boy is, this is a fill in the blank poem that he did in school.

Love Is...

Love is... "in my heart"
Love is... "my baby sis"
Love is... "helping"

Love is... "for joy"
Love is... "for my family"
Love is... "helping mom"

Love is so very simple,
It's not a mystery,
When you treat those around you
The very same way
You want them to treat you.

Love is.. "helping dad"
Love is... "helping my dog"
Love is... "me"
Love is... "dad"
Love is lending a helping hand
When someone needs you.

Love is... "doing everything"
L-O-V-E
Love is... "so good"
For you and me.
Oh! Love is the greatest thing in the world.

Not much else needs to be said, this kid is the best, and I'm so lucky to have him as my son!

I want to wish a very Happy Birthday to Jolisa, one of my very best friends on the face of this earth.

This wonderful woman shares a Birthday with my Braiden.