Shane's Birthday

Shane's birthday snuck up on me quickly after Aaron's birth.  Luckily, we had been very generously given a gift card to Sky Zone by someone Josh had helped out and that made things easy.  I told Shane he could invite a couple friends to go jump for a couple hours, and he invited Ellynn and Aubrey from his class.  It was very low key, but I think they had a lot of fun,

 and the girls did too.

That was on a Saturday and his actual birthday was on Sunday, so we celebrated as a family then with presents,

 his dinner request- barbecue chicken enchiladas, and cake (of course chocolate).  I tried a new recipe this year and it turned out really good, gluten free and all.  

A few things about Shane at 7:

-Still loves superheroes and animals.
-Is really starting to snowball with his reading, it is becoming a lot easier for him and therefore more enjoyable too.  He has great expression.
-Would ask you a billion questions or tell you a billion stories every day if given the opportunity.
-He can be deliberately rude to her at times and she can drive him crazy, but he and Marissa spend a lot of time together playing and it is so cute to hear all they come up with, they get very into their play.
-Is super competitive.  He likes playing with girls better, because he is afraid the other boys are faster and he won't be able to win their games.  He would rather not attempt something than risk losing.
-He LOVES Aaron and is super cute with him, especially since he started smiling he can not resist talking to him when Aaron is giving out smiles.
-Has a heart of gold and is very caring, and always wants to please me.  Words of affirmation are definitely part of his love language.  He loves to say, "Weren't you impressed when I..."
-Sings loud and proud during primary at church.  He can be very spirtually minded and sensitive in that way.