Our B-A-B-Y turned "8"!!!

It seems like its gone by so fast.  Our youngest son has just turned 8 years old!  Austin Parker (1st & middle name-I call him that) is so full of life and ready to take on anything fun, playful and muddy! I love it.  Having boys has taught me so much.  I love that too!  

Every birthday we do a little something special for each of our children.  Since we don't DO a big party  'EV'ery year, we always do this one little thing..we find out what they've been wanting and get it for them, then we get 2 balloons, a cool card and wrap the balloon strings around the gift and place it at the end of their bed. (With the ribbon, little package, balloons and all, it looks so cool to wake up to on your birthday) When they wake up on their birthday, the first thing they see is their balloons and little gift waiting for them.  They come running out of their room, bringing their gift, and ready to open it up.  

This year, Austin has been enjoying playing football and his favorite team is a local college team.  So, his gift was a cool mouth piece, 'eye' black, and a jersey...complete with the #8!  

 Another thing we always do is let the birthday kid pick everything they want to eat, all day long, for every meal.   For breakfast he wanted his favorite 'HOMEMADE PANCAKES' with homemade syrup, and also some bacon with OJ.  Nachos and salsa for lunch and then we took him to his favorite restaurant.  It's one where he can eat as much as he wants and then lots of 'dessert'!!  Can you guess...Ryan's!  Not my fav, but afterall, it was his day.  Thank goodness he got a good breakfast and lunch.

 Then this year we decided to have a BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR HIM.  He wanted to play football with his friends and eat cake and icecream and lots of chips...we've been planning for a few weeks and gave out the invitations a week ago...so much excitement...we wake up this morning and it's pouring down rain, thunderstorms expected A-L-L day and lots of wind.  So.  What to do?!?  I tell him, "Let's just have party here with family, put out all the balloons & streamers, get out the cake-icecream-chips and extra cupcakes along with the soda and candy...we're gonna have a party...right here and you can play games, watch a movie, play playstation football, and anything else you want...IT'S YOUR DAY!   Let's just have fun."  

That's just what we're doing. Right now he's having a blast with his bro's and sis's and I'm sitting here posting about it all.  That's the end of posting for me...I'm going to go play with them and eat a cupcake & doritos...we already had one for breakfast...and lunch...now for snack.