Seven!

Kyle Douglass is now 7!  It was a great day!

He wanted a nerf gun and OKC Thunder party.

Here's the cake!

 

Breakfast for my sweet one...

 

Both of them are so sleepy at 7:00!!!!  Grant loves his little bro so much.

 

Party decorations.

 

Class party in the special chair.  I made Star Wars cupcakes.

 

Kyle reading to his class
(more on the next entry about this)

 

Party time!  After everyone got here, we shot baskets for a while before loading up in the truck and going to the lot (it's gotta be useful for something now, right?!).  We started playing Capture the Flag but it quickly became too cold and we went back to our house. 

 

Every friend got a pair of sunglasses (eye protection for nerf darts!) and a camo bag (thanks, GG) to keep their collection of extra darts in while running.

 

This is the group minus Mr. Sam who had to leave before presents.  We are truly blessed by this group of boys and think Kyle has done an outstanding job of selecting quality friends!  These boys are in his grade, and all but one go to our school.  One special friend is his buddy from church!

 

Kyle's big present from his parents and grandparents. 

A Trek bike - in neon orange!  :)

 

One special friend was able to spend the night. 

Ironically, they all had very similar PJs!

They were asleep by 9:45 and woke up after 7.  Pretty good for a sleepover!

Kyle -

You make my heart so happy and full of pride.  I am so proud of you - the young man you have become, the friend you are to others, and the joy you bring to our family.  Your love for life is so obvious in how you act.  I love that you make healthy life choices and are kind to your brothers (usually!).

Mostly, I love that God blessed me with the job of being your Mommy!  How I was lucky enough to have the three best boys, I will never know!

As you said the day of your birthday - 7 is going to be a great year!

Happy day, my love!