And Now For The Sappy Birthday Post

The other day

I was talking to one of you classmates mom

who has a daughter in middles school

She talked of how she feels so un-involved in the middle school

Rarely eating with your child in the cafeteria

Small amount of communication with the teacher

Basically not much assistance is needed at all from us Parents

This made me sad.

I know it's coming.

You're

NINE

now for heavens sake.

So as I walked into your class to eat your birthday lunch with you

and deliver cookies to the class

I thought of how lucky I am to be able to do this.

To come into your school freely and see if your teacher needs help

To bring special things in on special days

To be involved with the school as a whole

And, in turn, be involved with your life, your friends, your work.

I shudder to think of the day you won't need or want me as much anymore.

I know it's a part of growing and spreading your wings

BUT

As for now, you need me!

More importantly, you want me there!

So I'm there.

You are maturing so fast!

And observing surroundings even faster.

You're kind to others

Make friends easily

Love music, video games, candy and soccer.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Lightning Thief and Silly Bandz.

You read your FIRST long chapter book with NO pictures this year!!
(The Lightning Thief)

While in your class your teacher had all the kids say something nice about you if they wished

What your friend Joseph said

Made My Heart MELT

"Logan, I like you because you're a really good friend and

whenever I'm sad you help me put on my happy face."

On Your 9th Birthday

I had a LOT planned!

Everything Outside

It would be your very first SleepOver

I was nervous, excited, ready for my impending night of non-sleeping.

You could hardly STAND to wait for Saturday to come.

The boys were to come at 3pm for WATER WARS

Capture the flag watergun style

Then we'd play

badmitton

basketball

ladderball

maybe even slip-N-slide

HOWEVER

weather had a different opinion of how the day would go.

Serious threats of tornodos surrounded us

Everyone was nervous considering what happened last year.

The boys eventually came but, not til 5:30

We DID manage a few games of Capture The Flag (minus the water guns)

You guys LOVED it

You Strategized

And made Secret Sneak Attacks

And took your Flag Guarding

VERY seriously

But it got dark quick and we had to retreat.

Ohhhh Mother Nature

Why do you test me so!?

Many MANY video games were played

You wrestled and fought and made faces on silly stinky boys make

Cake & Pizza were consumed

and so was

HELIUM!

Yep, and I think I actualy started that one.

WHOOPS sorry parents.

They all began busting the balloons and talking like cartoon versions of themselves.

I made an attempt to corral the boys for a fun game of

CHARADES

But it didn't go so well.

I think you guys finally drifted off around

2 AM

We gave out water guns, blow pops and

SILLY BANDZ

For party favors

Wake time was somewhere between 5 & 7.

I can't be too sure exactly

I was a tad tired.

BUT YOU

had a blast!

And so did your friends!

Can I jus say how awesome these kids are!

Yes, they're rowdy at times

But they're also kind and respectful and encouraging to others

We Survived! Your First Sleepover!!

Love you Buddy

Happy Nine Years of Life

*sappy post from mom to come*

8 is Great!

I had to share the crazy awesomeness that was Logan's 8th birthday. This post is going to be a picture explosion! I had a hard to even narrowing it down to these so Enjoy!

Invites By Me

Annual Cinnamon Roll Birthday Breakfast. What can I say,

the boy loves him some cinnamon rolls.

Of course we had to take cookies to school and the boys were sooo excited and hopped up on sugar their faces contorted. Thankfully they returned to prior form before their parents picked them up from school.
Saturday we headed to the place of Logan's dreams...Go USA. This place has been there for years. No tellin how old it is but he looooves it.

Games were played.

Tickets were won.

Go karts were raced

Presents were opened.

Logan had a blast with his friends but there was still more awesomeness to come.
We had the family over that evening for some grillin. It was a B-E-A utiful Day!!

Logan wanted a badmitton set most of all.

There was some corn tossin...

And some swingin'

And a "Show Me Your Crazy Face" picture

And a failed attempt by me trying to catch his lil pecks on the cheek.
Happy Birthday you Big 8 year old you!