Time just won't stay still apparently, and my middle man is still growing. 9 years old. That is so very dangerously close to double digits.The Friday before his birthday on Sunday, I took cookies up to school for his class and was a part of a VERY special time celebrating him. Sweet Ms. Barnett had Colby and I pass out the cookies, then he stood at the front of the room, his classmates sang "Happy Birthday" to him, then one by one they paid him a compliment. They all told him things about him that they admire, enjoy and love. I heard things like, "You are a great athlete", "You always include me in games", "You are always kind to me", "You have a lot of integrity", "You are my very best friend". I've never heard a bunch of 8 and 9 year olds come up with such amazing comments about a peer before in my life. I was in tears by the time they were done, and Colby loved every minute of it. It was precious to see the expression on his face the whole time they were complimenting him.
Colby chose to take a few close friends to Tornado Terry's, which is a family video game place. The boys were in heaven and it was the easiest party we have ever had for sure! Just show up, let them play, call them in for cake, send them back to play some more, and DONE. We invited other family and our friends to join us at Pizza Inn for supper afterwards to celebrate our little man, and had a blast. I sure am thankful for Colby David Vaughn.
This game brought back some memories for me for sure...best.game.ever.
