9 is Super Fine

Lame title I know... but we have another birthday!!  Summer birthdays are our specialty around here (apparently I need a scarier Halloween costume), and Ty turned 9.

As Ty is getting older, Shaun and I are realizing that it's getting a little harder to figure out awesome birthday presents.  A few years ago it was pretty easy- a Nerf gun or a ball and we were set.  Not saying Ty isn't still excited about those things- but I kind of feel like if we are spending the money- it should be for something lasting.  So we settled on a new bike.  A BIG bike.  See... Ty is a small monster (oxi moron I know).  He started out huge (almost 10 pounds) and he really hasn't slowed down- in fact, since his Celiac diagnosis- he's grown even more.  So- he's way outgrown his last bike that we bought him a couple years ago... and Shaun thought he would have a better time picking out his own bike- so the morning of his birthday dawned and we found ourselves headed down to the local bike shop...

Ty had such a good time trying out several bikes in the parking lot and finally settled on this little beauty...



He seriously looks even bigger on this bike than he did before he got on it.  I'm losing my little boy and I think I have a pre-teen on my hands... heaven help us all!

Ty was so excited to get his new bike home- he hasn't been off of it since.  Thank goodness he can't get it in the door or I'm pretty sure he'd be sleeping with it too.