August brings another round of birthdays for Joe and I.
I look forward to our birthdays because Joe LOVES his birthday and makes it so much fun!
Big Joe is TEN.
That means we have had 9 whole years with him - priceless.
He is truly of full of life, full of energy, full of love to give one of a kind boy.
It is a joy to celebrate him.
This year he asked Grandma to make his cake.
But, not just any cake...this cake had to be like the one he had seen at the Hershey Factory.
Grandma did not disappoint.
It was Yellow Cake with Chocolate icing, Joe determined it was his new favorite.
A gift was waiting when we arrived home from our trip
from his buddies Isa and Kai
A new nerf gun was certainly a big hit. Litterally, it has mega bullets which are a fav!
We planned a family gathering for Sunday evening to celebrate Joe,
Will and the kids came over early {maybe they missed us?!?}
anyway we enjoyed them coming and while I was catching up on laundry
I spotted this view of whiffle ball out my window.
Love a yard or house full of people!
Keeping it real, isn't Amazon Prime amazing?
You don't think I had this birthday party all organized and planned BEFORE we left on our trip?
Heavens no.
So, Prime to the rescue - party supplies arrived in a tidy box while we vacationed!
We shared our UTZ FACTORY snacks, they were a hit!
And a last minute change to our snack menu...we grilled burgers and hot dogs,too.
Joe has started calling Jaelyn "Birdie" - love it.
Her grandpa has always called her J-Bird, so it kinda fits.
She is a busy Freshman volleyball player with a boyfriend now!
Aunt Jill ordered him the Mega Mastadon Nerf Gun, it barely fits in his room _ ha but really.
He might like it a bit.
Happy Birthday to this sweet sweet 10 year old.
I love watching you learn and grow and your compassion for others.
He fully enjoys a celebration.
Favorite picture of my boy with a high-topper hair cut and
his special cake!
Morgan's snap chats of the event were hilarious!
And because no birthday is complete without a breakfast treat,
he agreed that candle in his yogurt would certainly do, this might have
been 2 days AFTER his birthday, but a year could not go by without this tradition.
And remember I said he loves to celebrate?
He wanted the celebration at LB, so we invited Grandma to join us!
You teach me to celebrate every one of life's moments, Big Joe.
You are the best birthday buddy.
We love you.
