11

Ethan had a birthday and is now officially 11 years old.   I blinked and suddenly  he is turning into a young man that very soon will be taller than his mom.  Very, very soon......

Here are some of his festivities......

On his birthday (Thurs.) : We went out to eat at Brick Oven Pizza with grandparents. Fun little tradition we have made up.  We usually go on Birthday Eve but Wednesday night got kinda busy.  Great place for our kids since there is a buffet and all you can eat pizza and pasta.  

Friend Party:
Friday night we had some of his friends over. 11 year old boys are pretty easy to plan a party for.  All you have to do is supply some food and they are good to just hang out :)  They ended up playing capture the flag for over an hour, had some pizza, soda and cake, opened presents and then played some Wii until it was time to wrap it up for the night. 

Amazingly enough all of these kids are 5th graders.
 The height difference is amazing.  Ethan keeps his spot as the tallest.
 There are about 4 of these kids that are always at our house on a rotating basis.
  He has such good friends right now which I am really grateful for.

Ethan with some of his presents



I know the boys probably didn't care if they went home with a party favor but we still did one.



Family Party:
On Saturday we got to have family over to help us celebrate Ethan's Birthday.

Perhaps a sign we need to expand our house. 
Thank you everyone for being willing to be squished
 until we decide which way to remodel our house.

Pumpkin Pie for this boy!!

My new favorite picture: 

An 11 year old boy in the Lego aisle

with some birthday money to spend :)

 

We are so grateful for Ethan in our family. 

 He is kind, funny, smart, patient, creative, and much more. 
We are honored to be his parents.