Nine Years Old....

Isaac is Nine Years old now....
Can you even believe it? He's had a tremendous year and has made so much progress. He's mastered soccer and basketball and school- just aces all around! I feel so grateful to God for providing us with inspiration to seek help and find some solutions to things... I feel like now he is the happy, successful and thriving boy I always knew he was inside. So year eight was a big one for us.

We told him he could pick any restaurant he wanted for his birthday... any restaurant at all. And he picked.... drumroll, please.....

Arby's.

Not my favorite choice, but well, he IS the birthday boy.
Then we came back home for some cake and presents!

My mom got Isaac the movie :Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which he had been asking to see. This book series has been a lifesaver for us, Isaac reads and re-reads the books over and over again. I have heard good things about the movie; Matt watched it with the kids and they all laughed and laughed.

And here he is with his Hoth Wampa Cave thingy Lego Set. (That's a Star Wars set for all of those who need a translation!)

And a new video game.... Unfortunately, the evening before his family party at Nanny and Papa's, Isaac sliced his ear open!! Ick!

He was playing at a neighbor's in the backyard. He was holding a very long piece of vinyl fencing on his back like a ramp and Daphne and the neighbor jumped on and somehow it shoved up into his ear, slicing it very badly. He was pretty calm when He came home to show me... he didn't even start crying until I saw it and gasped as if I had seen a ghost! (I'm sorta famous for over-reacting) Unfortunately, the urgent care clinics won't do stitches on ears, so Matt and he waited for over 3 hours at the Emergency Room. Boo. Happy Birthday to Isaac.

So, after we got him all stitched up, we headed to Nanny and Papa's the next day for a family celebration.

As you may remember, Isaac and Corbin celebrate together as Corbin is born on the 9th and and Isaac on the 10th of February. Well, last year, God sent sweet Penelope to Raegan and Dave on February 11th, so now their brithday event is a celebration for three!

Now since it was Penny's first Birthday, she was (rightly) really the star of the show... she wasn't sure about the cake at first but was thoroughly enjoying it after a few minutes!

Victoria and cousin Zach enjoying their cake and ice cream!

Daphne and Abby:

and the birthday boys!

Isaac got lots of fun stuff from family that day, including a $100 bill from Nanny and Papa! He wanted money to go snow boarding (which he does pretty well, but what an expensive hobby!)

Thanks, everyone! Isaac had a great day/week and we feel so very loved to have everyone care so very much. I am incredibly grateful to be the mother of such a precious, helpful, thankful and genuinely kind boy. I cannot imagine life without our precious Isaac, and we thank God for him every single day. We love you, Isaac!!