Happy 11th Birthday!

I can hardly believe it but Austin is 11. They grow up too fast. On his birthday he convinced me to let him stay home from school part of the day. He ran errands with me and then we had lunch at Wendy's followed by a stop at his favorite, Krispy Kreme. For dinner he chose Chili's as always and got ribs and the lava cake. Trent took him shopping for a new basketball hoop and ball. Then his surprise present was a deep fryer. Believe it or not that's what he has been asking for and he was so excited! We had a fun day and I'm glad he talked me into letting him spend the morning with us. On Saturday he went bowling with some friends and had a great time.
Austin's favorites right now include playing football with kids in the neighborhood, cooking on the BBQ, sleeping in, camping, fire, he loves fire, and the Twilight book series. He has read it twice!
Austin is still our biggest cuddler and we love him so much. It makes me sad to realize that he is no longer a little boy but excited to see the young man he is turning into.