James turns 9!

"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest."
–Rev. Larry Lorenzoni

James’ birthday was this week and there were plenty of activities to make it a fun birthday.  We started with a pancake breakfast, followed by a hide and seek game that Isla made for James.  Afterwards, James opened presents and we spent the next few hours playing with new toys. 

We asked James what he wanted to do for his birthday and he picked rock climbing.  He did awesome, taking to the walls like a champ.  He tackled four walls and was able to make it to the very top of all of them, which required some tricky moves at points.  Ashlyn and Isla had fun also, even if they didn’t have James’ knack for scrambling up the walls.

Mommy had heard about an indoor black-light putt putt place nearby and the kids thought it would be fun.  It was an interesting experience, and being able to play in the air conditioning was a nice bonus.

Since Grandpa and James have a birthday around the same time, we got the some family together for a dual celebration.  We played cards, board games, ate dinner, and had cake.  It was a great way to wrap up a birthday weekend.  Happy birthday James and Grandpa!!