Happy 10th Birthday Grant!

Over the weekend we celebrated this guy:

He got sung to in church on Sunday. I love how joyful he looks here. His Sunday School teacher pulled a funny face and he thought that was funny. He wore this crown for the rest of the day. Then Betsy got it and took it outside. Oh well. He had fun wearing it for the time he had it!

Who it just seems like this was him yesterday:



He got a brand new bed for his room. His other one was hand-me-down from Grandma Jane and was kind of old and really hammered. We gave Adam the same bed for his birthday, and put Grant's in his room the night before so he could wake up in his new bed on his birthday.

He wanted a chocolate cars cake, and we came up with this:

I love the look of the cars on top. And Grant is loving cars right now, so this added to his collection.


For dinner, he asked for chicken enchiladas. This is the one meal I make that everyone will eat, and no one complains. James, Adam, everyone eats them and they all thank me and talk about how good they are. There is not another meal that comes close. Grant ate his and had leftovers the next day.


We went to the Lego store recently and Audrey bought herself a Lego hospital with the money she earned from the paper route. Grant was there too, and wanted something so he found the perfect thing:

And he put it together himself!

In anticipation for the Lego hospital, (Audrey was letting it be known throughout the whole house) Grant mentioned he wanted a clock tower Lego building. We looked on Amazon, and they have one that is discontinued, but you can get it for $649. Ummmm.... no. So we looked a bit more and found a tiny miniblock set of Big Ben with clock stickers he can put on. It came the day before his birthday, and James helped him put it together. At least, that is how it began.  Then James became so intrigued with it, he ended up staying up till midnight a few night later finishing it! He really enjoyed it, and Grant likes playing with it. So funny!

All in all, he had a great birthday! I loved the 10 pancakes, even though, it made me a little sad that he is now in the double digits, and my baby is not such a baby anymore. He is a big kid, who loves to be creative, is super smart, loves to cuddle close, and say sweet things at bedtime. He doesn't sing often, but when he does, my heart is happy. He loves A Childs Prayer as his favorite primary song, and loves to wear statement T-shirts that say things like "Believe Me, I'm Awesome." He has no filter when he says something, so what he says is exactly how he feels. He loves to swim, read books about dogs, loves timers and clocks, and follow the lines on his Road Atlas. He is best friends with his sister, and the two of them love to watch movies, play the wii, and play outside. He gives us lots of hugs, and we just adore him. Happy Birthday, sweet boy! How we love you!!!