birthday boys x3

Ah, its summertime again and that means a month stuffed full of birthdays. It also means being completely broke. We started our birthday bonanza on May 9, when Jake turned 8 years old. His favorite gift this year was a Boston Celtics Jersey with his name printed on the back. A few weeks later we had a combined Jake and Zac birthday party with friends at Jumpin Jacks. They ran their butts off for about 2 hours. I'm sure they all slept really well for their parents that night. It was really nice to do a 2 for 1 party this year and get it all over with at once. On June 8, Luke turned the big 13. That means he's officially an onery teenager even though he's been acting the part for years. We have a firm family belief that 13 is too old to be having birthday parties but he's planning on taking a few friends to the movies in a week or so on mom and dads wallet. He would have preferred having a boy-girl party with the music loud and the lights low but we just had one on New Years Eve so it will have to wait another year. Luke's favorite gift was his 3 Nike Ignite golf clubs that he needed to finish out his set. On June 11, Zac turned 5. That means he's a big boy now who gets to go to kindergarten, and have late nights and sleep overs. His favorite gift was a bike ramp to do jumps and tricks on. Our little gaggle of boys is growing so quickly. Life seems to get a little easier as they get older because you can give them more freedoms and you don't have to find a sitter everytime you walk around the block. On the other hand they get much busier with activities, school, sports etc. so it seems like we never have an evening at home as a family any more. It reminds me everyday how fortunate I am to have a husband like Wade who is super involved in every aspect of their lives and won't let a game or practice go by without him being there if it's humanly possible. Wow that was really sappy. More later!