Why was 10 afraid of 7?

Because 7 ate 9!  Hahaha!  Get it?  

We just celebrated a birthday for our house-comedian- this just happens to be one of Ty's favorite jokes.  Ty turned 7 this year!  7!  That's insane to me!  I swear I don't have a little boy that is old enough for... well, whatever 7 year olds do.  Whenever I sit and think about it- I am just amazed that he is 7.  

We celebrated Ty's birthday at Grandma Jacki's house this year and started the day with a Number 7 pancake.  Afterward we went out to Steadman's to play on a giant water-slide for a few hours.  It was a lot of fun.  

My camera battery died- so I didn't get any pictures of us on the waterslide.  I stole this one from my sister in law's blog.  Thanks Dani!!

 Then came time for presents... Ty was so excited for his Star Wars sheet set.  Probably a silly thing to get a 7 year old- but when his little brother got a set for his birthday... Ty was super jealous!  We had to come home and wash them immediately so they could go on his bed!  He was all for washing them at grandma's and using them there...

 And we had cake!  Or rather... cupcakes.  Ty wanted a peanut butter cupcake.  So I got a little creative and put a Reese's peanut butter cup in the middle of our chocolate cupcake batter before I baked them.  Then topped it with a peanut butter frosting... It was really good!  Nice choice Ty!

 The cake was naturally a Star Wars cake- I bought some of those Star Wars Legos and built a little fight scene on top of the cup cakes.  Note to self... next year- DON'T put Legos in the frosting.  Do you know how long it took me to clean peanut butter frosting out of all those little holes?!?!  FOREVER!

 Ty also got a brand new scooter... He loves it!

I hope my biggest boy had a very happy birthday.  I know that we have had some really trying years (yeah- that said years)... but I really love my little boy.  He is quite the funny man and is incredibly smart.  Ty loves school and keeps a count down for when he CAN go back to school.  He loves sports- especially soccer (thanks Grandma Jacki and Papa Orllo for the new soccer ball and net) and basketball.  And he is quite possibly the most devout U of U fan around.  Grandpa JB has spoiled him by taking him to so many games!

I have also been so incredibly impressed by Ty's dedication to his new gluten free lifestyle.  I'm sure we'll hit on some times when he's going to try and eat what his friends are... and we'll face that when we come to it.  For now though- he is so diligent in checking labels and asking questions.  I am so proud of him and in awe of how accepting he is of his new limitations.  He is the reason that I continue to tackle gluten free cooking and baking.  I love you Ty!!!  And Happy Birthday!