Joel didn't just get a birthDAY; he got a birthday WEEKEND. Lots of celebrating going on for this just-turned-7-year-old. Being the center of attention and having super high expectations can make birthday parties a little stressful for a guy like Joel, and he had a couple typical near-tears birthday-boy-Joel moments but got through them and really did have a great time celebrating with his friends. :) He's got some great friends who made him feel very special.
We had a big party Friday night that started with me picking up six elementary school kids from school in our van and heading to JJ Jump where we met up with more friends and their families for a wild and crazy jump/run around time. Joel finally worked up the nerve to give the big harness swing thing a try at the very end of our time there. We were so glad he did, otherwise he probably would have regretted not doing it and been very sad later. I was so intently watching, though, that I forgot to take his picture when he was up there. He had a great big grin on his face when he was done with his turn. He liked it. :) The kids had a blast jumping and expending a bunch of energy, then we piled back into cars and headed to our house for pizza, presents, and dessert.
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| Love that smile! |
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| 16 kids in our house! (Miles didn't get in the photo) |
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| Saturday morning was Joel's breakfast with Grandpa. He was so excited, he woke up way too early (the clock had a 4 in front), stayed in bed for a while, and got up at 5:30am. |
Sunday was Joel's real birthday. He enjoyed being sung to at church in Sunday school and getting to wear a birthday crown. We had his family party that afternoon. He requested a "lego" theme, so I did my best to oblige. We played some Lego bingo, which Greg did a great job of "calling." He had a different voice/saying for every Lego character. :) Joel loved all his presents. His reaction to the monkey card from G&G Moffat was hilarious. The silly monkey's grin on the front of the card struck Joel's funny bone; he couldn't stop giggling, which made the rest of us laugh, too. Joel was one happy birthday boy, and it sure was fun to watch him enjoy his day. Love that big little guy!
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