Happy 11th Birthday!

Justin's 11th birthday was last Monday, but we celebrated all week long. It started two days before his birthday when Aaron picked him up at his elementary school from a sleepover with 209 other 4th-6th graders. They went over to Wal-mart and Justin picked out a new bike and video game for the Wii. This was most of our present to him so he didn't have too many gifts to open on his birthday. He did , however, get a couple of new Ohio State shirts from his Mama and Papa which he loves! He loved all of the e-mails, birthday cards, and gift cards he received too!

Justin loves to eat so he gave me a menu for the day a few weeks before his birthday. It went like this: bubble bread (aka "monkey bread") for breakfast; curry (3rd year in a row), pineapple, and salad for dinner; and chocolate trifle for his cake.

His birthday was on President's Day so I was looking forward to going to lunch, but he ended up having to go to school to avoid make-up days at the end of the school year. Bummer! So Saturday we got a babysitter and Aaron and I took him to lunch. He was pretty sleepy because he had three friends over Friday night for his birthday and they stayed up really late watching movies and playing video games.

It's fun to see Justin growing up. His thirst for knowledge never ceases to amaze me. I never imagined I would get e-mails from a teacher requesting I speak with my child about his obsession of reading. He gets so engrossed in his books that he sometimes does not pay attention in class. (He's doing better now... I hope!)

Justin loves to play video games, play with friends, play Legos, wrestle with his brothers, swim, read, ask questions, cook, and he enjoys being involved in Student Council at school. He's a very independent boy and already is eagerly looking forward to going to college. The thought of no bedtime, no tv controls, and eating junk food sounds so appealing to him. Yes, that's exactly what adults do.