Colin's 9 Years Old!

After the AJR concert, we dropped off Mason (he had just broken his arm and they weren't sure how he'd do spending the night), but Colin's buddy, Adrian, stayed the night.  The next morning, it was hot outside, so the boys took the first dip in the chilly pool!

Colin celebrated his birthday at Fieldhouse this year with 8 of his buddies.  He invited friends from school, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse.  The kids were non-stop for 2 hours.  I think they had a blast.

Darren & Mason both had broken bones!  

Cadence had some fun and helped keep the boys in casts entertained.

I was proud of Cadence - she made it all the way to the top!

Whoopie pies and macarons were Colin's dessert of choice this year.  I found a local baker to make the whoopie pies and the Costco macarons were delicious!  Colin got the idea from the show, Kids Baking Championship.

He was spent!

We celebrated Colin's birthday with his friends a couple of weeks before his actual birthday because of sports.  The night before his actual birthday, I had a little helper prepare the decorations. 💓

The birthday boy!  Colin got to actually spend his birthday at school this year.  He even wore his birthday ribbon to school. 😊  He's so special to us and is becoming such a big boy.  He still loves food - his new favorite is Grandma's spinach roll.  He loves to listen to music when he takes a shower.  He'd play Minecraft and Lego Marvel Super Heroes on his PlayStation all day if we'd let him, but he also likes to shoot hoops and ride around on the electric scooter by himself.  He has his best buddies at school, but also has good relationships with a few boys from lacrosse, basketball, and baseball.  He still has some maturing to do, but he's come a long way from his temper-tantrum days.  I love that he will still give me random hugs.  He loves getting his back rubbed before bed.  I'm pretty sure Scarlet is his favorite living creature.  He always wants his sister to play with him (sometimes she goes along with it).  He's super smart and creative and is always trying to make us laugh.  We're so lucky he's ours!

Danny snapped a picture while waiting for the bus!

That night, the boys had baseball practice so Cadence and I surprised Colin and the rest of his team with cupcakes.  They were yummy and we added bald eagle rings to half of them for the team!

Singing Happy Birthday

It was a great day!