Eight is a great age. We are loving eight. Traeton loves being eight. So many things come with eight. Traeton is a proficient reader so he is super helpful in many areas. Traeton is gaining oodles of freedom which he loves. And greater responsibilities which we love. Traeton is a huge help around the house and with the family.
Traeton called most of the shots on his birthday day. For breakfast he had his favorite, cereal mix - a little of everything.
Traeton chose to go see a movie the morning of his big day. No surprise there. But he did have two very special guests, Nana and Bebee, join us which made the whole event even more enjoyable.
We did have to make a quick stop at Wal-Mart for some last-minute birthday party supplies.
Daddy was on a short shift the day of Traeton's birthday so he was home nice and early. This provided the perfect opportunity to open presents before things got crazy at the party. As you can see all his gifts consisted of supplies for a new pet. Traeton had been asking for a new something for a long time. We decided it'd be fun for him to get a guinea pig - a pet all his own.
After opening presents we headed out to dinner at the restaurant of his choice, CB and Potts. We were joined by the grandparents. Here Traeton opened the presents from them which were all super cool. Traeton got a full-size air hockey table which has been lots of fun. He also got a motorized airplane that has yet to be built. Together with his grandpa Traeton will spend the next several years preparing this plane for flight. So much fun!
After eating a quick dinner we hurried home to prepare for the party, the big birthday party!! The theme for this year was Mad Scientist. Traeton personally made all the invitations on his homemade paint spinner. At the party we did all kinds of fun experiments, made goop, exploded things and made our own snack, drink and frosting concoctions to eat. It was a blast!
Due to privacy issues I don't have a lot of pictures I can post. I really want to respect the privacy of all the children who attended so I won't post any pictures of them. But this one is perfect of our master scientist, Dr. Slime.
Happy Birthday, son. We love you.
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