Michael - It's great to be 8 !!

The big 8th birthday came for Michael this year. His birthday was  a Saturday so it involved soccer and service projects.  But he got to have his friend Derek over which was lots of fun.  He got his favorite breakfast and his favorite dinner (which is Tex Mex and he would probably eat it for breakfast too if I made it).  He got fun presents, but mostly we just got to celebrate our sweet little Michael turning 8.

8 great things about Michael
1.   He is a great artist.  He will give you drawing lessons if you ask. :)
2.  Michael is a deep thinker.  It doesn't always work to his advantage as he is quite the worrier, but he also thinks deeply about spiritual matters which is good.
3.  Michael is very athletic
4.  He can be a great helper when he wants to be.
5.  Michael still has the biggest, bluest eyes
6.  He is trying to read through the Book of Mormon
7.  Michael is a good friend at school
8.  Michael was conscious of what a big decision it is to get baptized.

 

He got to celebrate his birthday the day before in school.  This was his birthday crown.

Michael loves these little animals tubes

Playing in the leaves as dad blows them.

Birthday dinner...how we love this stuff.

Drawing books

Concentrating on legos

I don't know how I didn't get a picture of blowing out the candles.  I think I only got it on video.
Cheesecake seems to be the birthday cake of choice this year.