We had another birthday. Yep, Zach turned 10 this year - when did that happen? He keeps getting older and older and I keep wondering where all the time has gone. Seems like with his birthday in March, the start of the new year is the start of another countdown until his birthday. Zach's birthday was on a Monday this year and when we ended up going to Nana and Papa's house for a couple of baby showers the Saturday before, we decided to throw in a birthday party with the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins while we were there. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, so I don't have any pictures of the presents, fun, and crazy looking cupcakes I made for the day. But he had a blast and loved being together with the extended family.
When the actual day of his birthday came around, we had a small party with just our little family. We went to dinner at IHOP and I think Zach has found a new favorite restaurant - breakfast of any kind? He's sold. He had a plate of 5 LARGE pancakes and polished the whole thing off, including part of Hailey's pancake (I don't want to even think about how much he'll eat when he's a teenager!). After dinner we headed home to open our presents to him.
Tate gave him a football.
Hailey gave him new scout stuff for moving up into Webelos.
His dad and I gave him a set of books (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series),
A longboard.
Yep, he was pretty excited. He's been begging for one of these for years. After opening the presents, he headed outside to try it out.
After we pulled the kids back in and got them bathed, we decided to have a little singing and candle blowing ceremony. Since we didn't have any cupcakes left, Zach decided he wanted banana bread as his "birthday treat." So we stuck some candles in, sang "Happy Birthday" and ...
He blew them out.
Not a typical birthday, but I think it was a hit. He kept telling me all night that it was the "best birthday ever!" As long as he's happy, then I'm happy. So traditional birthday or not, it seems he had a great one this year! We sure love you Zach!
No comments:
Post a Comment