Blake turned 8 forever ago!

Yes, this post is way overdue!

Blake had his 8th birthday on March 4th. Rather than having a huge birthday party where we invite everyone, we decided to keep his party small and just invite a few of his friends. He decided to invite his friends Dallin, Colby, Austin, and Seth. Once all of the boys got to our house, we took them to Blast Off, where they played on the big playland, and arcade games. They had a ton of fun, and even included Ashlyn in on the fun!

Here's the whole crew playing in the ball pit.

(Dallin, Colby, Blake, Seth, Austin, and Ashlyn)

Here's the very handsome Damon, playing in the ball pit. He had a blast!!

After we had enough of Blast Off, we took the boys back to our house for pizza, cake, and presents.

Blake got tons of really nice presents, but there was one that was definately his favorite...

HE GOT A KINDLE FIRE!

Can you tell how much he loved it!?!

And just so that you aren't confused... No, he is not some genius 8 year old who loves to read, this gadget is all about the games for him. We debated over getting him this or a Nintendo DS, but we decided that he would eventually get bored with the DS, but that he could always use the Kindle, even when he gets older. And the above picture is pretty much what the rest of the night went like. At least he let his friends have a turn!!

Blake's actual birthday was on a Sunday, so we had Terry's parents over for a small little party.

Here's what he got from them...

Yes, he got super spoiled this year!! He loves his new bike!

Finally, the following Saturday was his baptism!

We were really excited for him. Only a few family members were able to make it, but we also had some close friends come to support Blake on his big day. We had the baptism in the morning, then afterwards we had a luncheon with all of the people who came.

Here is all of the family who came.

(Top row:Beau, Ricky, Dad, Mom, Me, Terry, Bonnie, Larry, Caleb, Daniel, and Aja. Bottom row: Ashlyn, Damon, Blake, Jaedyn, Joslyn, and Caitlyn.)

I was disappointed that I didn't get a picture with all of the friends that showed up!!!

Our family

We are so proud of Blake for deciding to be baptised. We have definately seen a change in is attitude since being baptised. And we are so grateful to those who came out to support him. And I know there are many who would have also loved to come but weren't able to. So thankyou to everyone!