Dear Max.

Thank you for being a good boy... a helper.. an example .. a light!
Thank you for making good decisions.
Thank you for being our #1!!
I am so proud of you.
So blessed to have you in our family.
Touched by your spirit.
I love you!
Mom*

*Winners can do whatever they want Chip!*

I am the first to admit.. I am not a crafty lady.. nope not one bit. . pretty sure I don't have one crafty lady bone in my body. Some days I wish.. and I really do put my best foot forward. For instance.. I took that cake decorating class so my kids could have very cute cakes for their birthday... On the other hand.. I don't really decorate my house. If you look in my house.. I am special.. I'm a very practical lady. I decorate (I don't know if you can call it decorate.. maybe a more appropriate term would be organize) my home based on NEED! I think to myself.. "Self.. what so I NEED to manage 5 kids the to the best of my abilities?" The games are up high.. the end tables are bare.. hardly anything on my walls.. I'm simple. Fluff? No fluff.
BUT .. You better believe that I love me a craft night.. really we call it a "craft night".. but sometimes it is a shopping night.. sometimes it is a *Ricky Bobbie* night.. sometimes it is .. just hanging out taking pictures. Mostly it is a catch up night.. a time to make memories..

Boy in Blue..

Max was one of the last of his friends to turn 8. So... he has been real excited about this whole scouting thing.. I probably would have taken his picture all the way there, but my camera battery went dead! ha ha.. And he is off!

Never ending Birthdays..

I swear some years we have the birthday that never seems to end. For Max this year was no exception.. his birthday went on and on. I'm not going to lie.. I loved every minute of it. .. We ended our Birthday date night with miniature golf. .. 2 celebrations down.. 1 to go! ;)