Blake IS Eight!!!!

I'm finally getting around to posting the blog about Blake's REAL birthday.  I blogged about his party.  I blogged about his birthday eve.  Now I'm finally blogging about the actual day!  And it was a great one, indeed!  He had a soccer tournament all day!  WOO HOO!  He scored 1 goal in his first game and a hat trick (3 goals) in his second game.  His team took first place in the tournament (which was called Socctoberfest...yeah, I pretty much love that name)!

Blake's day started out with 8 balloons tied to the kitchen chair and two donuts pushed together to make a number 8 (forgot to take a photo).  He loved that!  We also had streamers up and signs all over the house!  And of course he got to eat on the "birthday plate" which is quite possibly one of my favorite things ever!  Between his soccer games, his dad came over and took him to lunch!  He had fun!  Then for his birthday dinner?  He decided he wanted pad thai.  Yup!  That's my boy!

So since Blake is eight, I decided to make a list (of course).

8 things we love about Blake:

1.  His big, infectious smile.
2.  His love of sports (because I just couldn't claim him as my child if he didn't).
3.  How sweet he is with his little sister.
4.  His creativity (writing, drawing, etc....).
5.  He is such a good kid and has helped me A LOT while Billy is gone.
6.  He loves going to church and school and he often comes home teaching me a thing or two!
7.  He loves learning new things!
8.  He is pretty stinkin' cute and I love that about him!  He brightens a room and I'm so happy he's mine!

Happy birthday, Blake!  We love you!



This was his favorite present!  Go me for thinking of an Ipod shuffle!  I rock! ;)



So as you can see, he was a wee bit tired by the end of the day (or I should say, the end of the tournament).  He had a great birthday and told me it was his favorite one yet!  :)