sEvEn YeArS oLd!!!

Happy 7th Birthday to our Keaton!

Keaton's actual BIRTHday!  I cannot believe that 7 years has flown by so fast, it seems like yesterday....but then, I also have a hard time remembering life without our KJ!  We drove KJ by the hospital he was born in, it flooded me with memories!  This boy put me through 21 hours of labor and then we had to go C-Section, but he was worth it in the end!!!

 

1st Birthday!

2nd Birthday

3rd Birthday!

4th Birthday!

5th Birthday!

6th Birthday!

And today....the big 7th Birthday!

Man...things change fast in the world of motherhood.  Where has the time gone??

Keaton has had 'kind-of' 2 birthdays this year.  We did his Birthday party and big celebration last Saturday (while Dan was in town) and then today we mainly just had a family day (which is just as much fun!)  So he's been double spoiled and has really gotten to do the whole birthday dessert 3 times....how lucky is he?!!

Tonight at bed-time I asked Keaton, what's the best part about birthday's, and he said,  "I love birthdays because it's my favorite holiday.  It's the only holiday that is ALL MINE!"  I thought that was so cute!  

We feel so blessed to have little Keaton in our lives.  Our family definitely wouldn't be the same without him in it, he fills a HUGE spot and we all love him for it.  Some things that describe Keaton are that he is:

Curious about all things in life, he loves to ask question after question until he is satisfied with the answer.  This is also the reason he is so smart, he retains anything that is said to him.  He is super knowledgeable and remembers and learns very quickly.  I think he's smart beyond his years!!

He's a HUGE helper around the house.  He plays so well with his little brother and sister and they think he's the best!  He loves to help out in the kitchen.  In fact...he'd like to be a chef someday.  As he would say, "I'm going to be a chef and an astronaut, so I can cook up in the spaceship for everyone."

He's loved doing the 'boy' things this year.  He played on soccer and baseball teams this year and he really enjoyed it.  His new favorite thing is swimming and he's become quite the little fish this year.  He also loves to do anything outside...rollerblading, scooters, trampoline, bicycle, and slip-n-slide, to name a few!

Best of all....he's very kind and sensitive.  He still likes to be cuddled and bundled up with mom and dad.  We hope that lasts for years to come!  Our day doesn't feel complete unless we've had some down time to read and cuddle with our sweet little KJ.

Here are a few photos that we took of his '2' Birthdays this year!  Keaton was very good at picking EXACTLY what he wanted to do on 'HIS' days!  He chose some unique things, but we all had fun!

He wanted to go to Cracker Barrel for his birthday party dinner!  I had never been there before, but it was kind of fun!  The kids loved getting breakfast for dinner!

Here is the dessert number 1 that I mentioned!

These are KJ's cousins that he wanted to have come to dinner and a movie with us!

All the 'boys' sporting their 3D shades. 

We took them all to see Ice Age 3....in 3D!  It was really cute!

Here is the best part about birthday's.... the presents!  He got totally spoiled, thanks everyone!

One of the great things about living by family is that they can take the kids out on special dates!  Today Ninny and Papa took KJ out to his choice of lunch (Fudruckers) and then to the toy store to pick out a couple of toys!  He loved it!

We spent a lot of  today at the Boise Zoo.  It was SUPER hot, but it was fun.  The kids really loved seeing all the animals.  I haven't been to the zoo in years, so it was fun for me too!

KJ was most excited to see the lions!

After the zoo and a stop at Toys r Us, we went to Red Robin for dinner and KJ's 2nd dessert!

We finished the night by making a cake for home (dessert #3), blowing out the candles time after time, and watching Coraline.  It was a great day for a GREAT boy!   I'm sure we will all sleep well tonight!  Big thanks to Keaton for being the best boy he can be!  We love you and look forward to what your seventh year will bring!