Noah turned 12 today! This sweet boy has grown and matured much this past year. We are proud of him and the wise choices he has made. The greatest decision he made this year though, was to become a Christian. We are blessed to have him as our "brother" and child. I love watching him grow into a young man.
Our bright, analytical, creative thinker had great plans for his birthday. Sometimes, plans change. He had a great back-up. Bike riding with his family and a buddy, picnic, and ice cream was perfect on this beautiful Saturday.
It is a tradition that each of the children choose whatever they want as their birthday treat. Typically, they want Ma to make a cake or pie. This year, Noah chose prepackaged cupcakes. Maybe he was feeling deprived, since we never have these. He was surprised and well pleased. Unfortunately, it was too windy for candles.
A cherry seed spitting contest was great entertainment. Daddy won! But Noah was a close second.
Before heading to the bike paths, Daddy worked a couple hours getting bikes repaired and in working order. Since moving out to the country, we have not gone on bike rides, which is unfortunate, since there are great trails in our county. The little boys ride bikes all the time, but usually on flat tires. It was a special treat for Samuel to get an upgrade. He got Hannah's old bike, with a new paint job. He certainly could not ride a "girlie" bike with flowers. He can go FAST on this bike with bigger wheels and air in the tires.
Eli got a bike upgrade too! He also started riding all by himself for the first time.
If there is cake, then ice cream must go along. The day ended with a trip to the ice cream festival. A day spent relaxing and enjoying each other was well needed after the hard work these past weeks.
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