Back in February, our boy Grant turned 8 years old. He'd been looking forward to this birthday so he could become a Cub Scout, but mostly to being able to be baptized. We celebrated his birthday as a family the Saturday before his actual birthday because Keith was going to be out of town. He chose donuts for his birthday cake. I'd say he looks pretty happy about that.
That morning he opened his presents...
...roller blades!
He had a basketball game that day, and then that night we all went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse, where he got to sit on the saddle and get sung to. He thought that was pretty cool. :)
Grant's actual birthday fell on President's Day this year and he didn't have school. What luck!
He got to bring a friend with us for a day at the zoo.
Camille made sure we had our kettle-corn for the occasion. Geesh, do you think it's big enough? It's almost taller than her! Ha! But seriously, this popcorn is amazing stuff! I highly recommend it!
We enjoyed our lunch by "Monkey Island". The monkeys were putting on a good show for us that day. Brett was thrilled to sit next to Grant's friend.
With Keith out of town, his parents came along and were a great help with getting those cute kids through the zoo.
Tyler had fun playing with Grandpa's hair! ;)
This was the cutest thing ever! These boys had a journal with them and they were drawing pictures and writing descriptions of the animals. Their school teacher would be so proud!
Grant's baptism day came in March. He sure was excited for his big day!
His baptism and confirmation were so sweet. As soon as he walked into the baptismal font with Keith, he was ready to get dunked under the water. He kind of stood there nervously like he was expecting to go under at any second even though the baptism prayer hand't even been said yet. It was really cute.
He had quite the crowd there to support him that day. Afterwards we all gathered in our backyard for BBQ pork sandwiches. It was great to spend that time together with so many family and friends that beautiful afternoon in March.
I'm so proud of this kid and the great boy that he is. I can't believe that just seven years ago he looked like this.
We've both come a long way. Him growing up and learning so much and developing his talents, and me learning so much about being a mom.
He said the cutest thing the other day after Keith and I had been away for the day. We got home late that night and Grant came up to me and said, "I cried a little today because I got home from school and I wanted to tell you about my day and you weren't here." Melt my heart! He has such a tender heart. I was sad that he missed me so much, but also so glad that our little chats about his day after school mean so much to him. As Keith's grandpa would say, "He's a keeper!"
Happy Birthday Grant!
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