A Spooky Birthday!

Nate turned 10 today. What a great day to have a birthday. We always tell him how lucky he is that everyone dresses up and gives him candy on his birthday. Today was even more special because his dad was home to celebrate it with him. He hasn't been home on Nate's birthday since he started flying. We started out early with breakfast at Bill Johnson's. The whole family joined us and we ate way too much food.


He ordered the smiley face pancakes. YUM!

He got to open his present from mom & dad. Larry thought it would be funny to make him work for it.

First a big shipping box.

With a football added for some weight (this wasn't his gift) and lots of packing material.

A small square wrapped several times in duct tape.

And finally an envelope that was pretty easy to rip open.

All for a new Pokemon game. Just what he wanted!

After our tummy's were overfull we came back home and carved our pumpkins.

Then it was off to the football game. I'm not sure what he's doing here. Maybe it's his impersonation of a crazy football player.

The coach dedicated the game to Nate for his birthday and I made cupcakes for afterward to celebrate.

The final score was 25-0. Kings win!

Then it was back home for trick-or-treating. The next night we went to Grandpa's who was also having a birthday and celebrated some more.

The fun's not over yet. This weekend he's having a sleepover/campout with his friends. I'll post pictures if I survive the night.