Happy 9th Birthday, Colby!

Happy birthday to Colby!  I can't believe he is already 9 years old.  Just one more year and he will be in the double digits!  Colby had a fun birthday this year.  We decided to just have a family party this year and it was great to be together celebrating this boy.

Colby wanted a rocket ship cake so we searched Pinterest for the best cake and this is what he decided on.  I think it looks pretty cool and he really liked it too. 

Charlotte had to get in on the pictures too. She loves taking pictures and Colby was a nice big brother and let her in.

On the morning of his birthday, Colby got to open a few presents before school.  He loved his new shirt and especially his new shoes that he desperately needed.

After school, we headed into town to meet Russell for dinner. Russell took a few hours off work so that we could all go out to eat for Colby's birthday.   We decided on Pizza Pie Cafe because that is Colby's favorite.  We always eat way too much pizza while we are there but the dessert pizza is so good!  When we got home, Colby opened a few more presents.  He loved his Legos and his model car kit.

His favorite gift, by far, though was his new bike!

This bike was something Colby had had his eye on for a while so he was so happy.  This bike is much bigger than his old bike.  It also has gears and hand brakes.  These things are going to take getting used to but Colby was up for the challenge.  He conquered these things within the first few times riding.  

We spent the rest of the night building and playing Legos which is something Colby loves.

Finally, it was cake time.

Instead of putting the candles on top of the cake, we put the candles at the bottom of the rocket ship so that it looked like the flames from the rocket blasting off.  It was so cool.  We all enjoyed some more cake and ice cream even though we were still stuffed from Pizza Pie Cafe.

Colby is a great son. He likes to build things and think things out in his own time.  He likes spending time alone but also likes being crazy sometimes.  Colby is quite smart and is at the top of his class. He loves learning anything about science and loves reading books that are full of facts.  He is constantly telling me about the different facts he is learning or asking me, "did you know..." questions.  Colby loves being outdoors riding his bike, playing soccer or basketball, jumping on the trampoline, or just having fun.  Colby also likes to have things his way.

Happy 9th Birthday, Colby! We love you so much!