Josh is 9!

Josh has been 9 for like a week now as of today the festivities have ended. His first party was at my mom's house with his cousins (scroll down a few posts). Then we had friends over for dinner & cake on his actual birthday (June 19th).

We even celebrated with a little wildlife. The kids ate dinner out on the deck (& left their plates out there) & since they are kids and their parents were busy enjoying adult beverages and playing cards, no one noticed that an uninvited guest had shown up. Oh man did he enjoy that chocolate cake! We were so surprised to see him there. If you haven't seen our deck, it's two flights of stairs up to our back door. So little man there had to of sniffed the most delicious cookies & cream cake from the forested area, come through the fence & on up a lot of stairs to the deck. He barely flinched when we opened the door he was so busy licking those cute little paws. Raccoons are pretty mean by nature, so I kept my distance inside. My big, burly man went out & scared it away. Sorry about the lack of good photography skills. It was the best I could do given the light, and my fear of the little critter. Now we know who keeps pooping in the backyard. Will was telling the truth, it really wasn't him.

Oh yeah, we were talking about Josh. So today we had the closing ceremonies for his 9Th birthday. He and his buddy Ty had a joint birthday party at the pool.

Justin, Ty, Josh, Kullan & Will

Boyd & Justin- I have a great story to tell about Justin and his mad swimming skills. I'm trying not to let my Attention Deficit Disorder get the best of me, so I'll save it for next time.

Will about one second after he bit that ball and popped it. Oh that boy...

Flying high!

A bunch of boys (and one girl) eating a bunch of pizza!

Swim time!

My handsome 9 year old. (have I mentioned he's smart too? lol- he's just like his dad)

Nine down, nine to go before my baby will be off to college. This is just going way too fast.