Sunday (10/19) was a WONDERFUL day! We encouraged Tom to plan his entire 10th birthday party. Who was invited, what the activities were going to 
be and what food/drink to serve. He did a great job (taking after his mother :-)) He invited all boys for the majority of the party and conceded to let his girl cousins and baby sister participate also; but not until 4pm! Ha! He planned "stations" outdoors... trampoline, touch football, an inflatable enclosed jumper, and driveway festivities to include skateboard, ripstik, roller blades, bikes... anything with wheels. Mom and Dad surprised him with TWO gifts... skatepark ramps for jumping off of with those wheely-ma-jigs and a quick visit from the CMU Quarterback, Dan LeFevour! Yes! Dan was able to squeeze a quick visit in at our house, tossed the football around for a few minutes and said hi to everyone at the party, before heading out. It was a huge surprise and quite special, since not everyone knows DAN LEFEVOUR! Come on, now... I know you all are so jealous right about now of this 10 year old! (For those of you who have not seen Tom in a while, he is the TALL one in the maroon jersey #13... Dan's # of course!)
be and what food/drink to serve. He did a great job (taking after his mother :-)) He invited all boys for the majority of the party and conceded to let his girl cousins and baby sister participate also; but not until 4pm! Ha! He planned "stations" outdoors... trampoline, touch football, an inflatable enclosed jumper, and driveway festivities to include skateboard, ripstik, roller blades, bikes... anything with wheels. Mom and Dad surprised him with TWO gifts... skatepark ramps for jumping off of with those wheely-ma-jigs and a quick visit from the CMU Quarterback, Dan LeFevour! Yes! Dan was able to squeeze a quick visit in at our house, tossed the football around for a few minutes and said hi to everyone at the party, before heading out. It was a huge surprise and quite special, since not everyone knows DAN LEFEVOUR! Come on, now... I know you all are so jealous right about now of this 10 year old! (For those of you who have not seen Tom in a while, he is the TALL one in the maroon jersey #13... Dan's # of course!)
Anyway, the afternoon was awesome. NO INJURIES, I repeat, NO INJURIES! Everyone was good about wearing head gear while on something with wheels and the boys devoured 3 Little Caesar's pizzas, crazy bread and a Dairy Queen frozen ice cream cake. Us adults enjoyed the sunshine and laughs just watching the boys move from activity/station to station. Rick and I had very little to do to prepare; the house did not have to be spic-n-span, the laundry did not have to be put away upstairs, and we did not have to cook... so you see, it was a day enjoyed by all! Tom scored awesome gifts and many gift cards to Target; his goal was to purchase a new ipod nano so he can watch movies on it... I believe he met is goal and then some! Thanks to his great buddies and some generous mom's and dad's; Tom was all smiles ear to ear! Tom's baby sister was well received by all his friends and he was proud to show her off, finally.
As the sentimental mom, I took a quick peek at Tom's scrapbooks Sunday night; that I have completed, to observe the growth of my 1st born child. Where has the time gone? It is such a cliche to say and I really hate being "typical" but seriously, I cannot believe he is "double digits" (as Tom is proud to say). I am very proud of him. He does everyday usual child and boyish things and yet I feel so lucky to be his mom. Really. He is a great kid. I will look back on this blog some day and be thankful for posting so many everyday captions of our life. I travel with my camera everywhere hoping for a "Kodak" moment. Happy Birthday, kiddo...
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