Weston's 8th Birthday

Boys playing in the playroom

John David, Connor, Weston, and Dawson

Hannah and Mimi

Eating burgers and drinking lots of Dr. Pepper

About to open presents

A Spy Gear door alarm from Connor

Book set, money, and Battleship from Mimi and Grandy

Star Wars Millennium Falcon Lego set from Mom and Dad

Skillet Cookie dough about to go in the oven

John David, Weston, and Dawson ready to dig in

Three boys in a tent

Dawson

Weston watching a movie

     Weston decided he wanted to have a family party, plus two friends, to celebrate his big eighth birthday.  He planned the whole thing: swimming at Mimi and Grandy's, followed by grilling out burgers, then eating skillet cookie cake topped with ice cream.  We surprised him and told him that his friends were also invited to spend the night.  He picked a school friend and a neighbor as his two friends to invite.  In the pool, the boys squirted waterguns at each other and even had a Homerun Derby with foam baseballs and a foam bat.  John David and Weston went head to head in the championship round. 

     After swimming, we came back to our house, where the boys played downstairs while we grilled burgers.  Weston opened gifts while we waited on the skillet cookie to bake.  He was very excited about the Millennium Falcon Lego set we gave him--all 1100 pieces!!  After dinner, the boys got in the tent in our playroom and watched a movie.  It finally got quiet around 11 pm, and all three boys were fast asleep.  It was a great party and time with friends. 

     The next day, Weston's birthday money was burning a hole in his pocket, so we took him to spend some of it at Academy Sports.  He got some baseballs for himself, a bouncing ball for Connor, and a kickball for James.  Everyone left happy, and I was so proud of Weston for sharing what he had with his brothers.  I realized then how much he has grown up in the past year.