Chris' 8th Birthday

I know I haven't been a good blogger lately.  I let some things get to me and got discouraged and stopped writing.  I'm back now though.   And what better reason to write a new blog than your child's birthday, right?!  :)

Today my son Chris turned 8 years old.   That just seems crazy to me.   Time is going by way too fast.  In just 2 years, he will be out of the single digit ages.  In 5 years, I'll have a teenager!

I've started doing a birthday interview for the boys each year so I can see how their answers change (or stay the same) as they get older.

This is Chris' interview for this year:


Favorite color:    Blue
Favorite restaurant:   Checkers
Favorite book:    Magic Tree House series
Favorite movie:   Batman
Favorite holiday:   Christmas
Favorite TV show:   America's Funniest Videos  (I remember watching this as a kid and still love it!)
Favorite Wii game:   Lego Batman
Favorite DS game:  Cars Mater National
Favorite toy:   Iron Man figure
Favorite animal:   bear
Favorite food:   burger and fries
Favorite drink:   Milk or pepsi
Favorite thing to do:   Homework.  (Yes, this was seriously his answer.   He's such a nerd LOL!  His school doesn't assign homework on Friday so the kids will be free for the weekend and he actually gets upset about it because he *wants* homework to do.)
Favorite thing to do at school:   do math and have recess

Best Friend(s):  Owen, Sammi, Christasia, Arianna
What do you want to be when you grow up?  singer
What scares you?   Monsters
What makes you happy?  cake, friends, and family



We had Chris' birthday party this past Saturday, so he got most of his gifts then.  This morning I let him open something that I'd been holding onto for him so he could still have something to open on his actual birthday.  He got the Mario Kart and Incredible Hulk Wii games.  :)

Eric and I went up to the school at lunch time so we could have lunch with Chris, and of course we brought cupcakes for the class!   The kids are always excited about that part.  We got 12 chocolate and 12 vanilla/yellow.  The chocolate ones went pretty fast.  ;)

When Chris got home from school, I took him to Toys R Us to get his birthday crown and balloon and to use the $3 gift card that comes in the mail from them.   The store was out of helium so he didn't get a balloon but he was still able to get a crown and use his gift card.  The girl at the front desk announced over the intercom that it was Chris' birthday so as he was walking around the store to find something he wanted to get, people kept coming up to him and wishing him a happy birthday.   That was pretty sweet.  




Here are some pics of how Chris has grown over the years.  

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Here are a few pictures from today

having lunch at school with him

Chris with his chocolate cupcake.  Yum

My not-so-little-anymore birthday boy

this is what he got with his gift card