Tyler's 11th Birthday!!

Tyler's 11th Birthday was October 1st! He's been riding his bike a lot recently and Kenny and I thought he had outgrown his old one. So he got a new bike for his birthday (and a key for the new bike lock).

Instead of a party, we let him choose where to go for dinner. I offered a few suggestions (of places I had seen online that offered .99/free kids meals... yeah I'm cheap!) He chose Old Country Buffet because it had a lot of options for everybody - and an ice cream/dessert bar. First off, the kids were no longer .99 - that was a special they ONLY ran over the summer, so full price -GREAT! Second, we were the YOUNGEST people there, by about 30+ years! Third, the food was TERRIBLE!!! I got a cup of homemade looking chicken noodle soup - It had NO taste!! NONE! How is that even possible??? I also made myself a fajita with some pico on top, it had HUGE chunks of jalapenos in it that BURNED my mouth and lips. I didn't expect the food to be fabulous, even bland - like hospital food, but this was WAY worse!!! GROSS!! We will NEVER go back. On a good note, the kids had a great time (what does that say about my cooking?). There was a guy in a bee costume walking around, but since we were pretty much the ONLY people with kids there, he kept circling our table. Brayden was fascinated and LOVED it! (Luckily he's not one of those kids that freak out, or we would have had issues!) They all ate pretty well, and especially LOVED the dessert bar. They even announced Tyler's birthday over the intercom and all the olds clapped for him. Also, Grandma and Grandad called during dinner to wish him a happy birthday, so it made his day complete!

Happy Birthday Tyler!! We love you so much!! You are such a help to me and an incredibly loving big brother! I don't know what we would do without you!!! XOXO


Tyler's Webelos Award, Arrow of Light Award,

and Cross-over !!

Before turning 11 Tyler also earned his Webelos and Arrow of Light Awards. The Arrow of Light is the highest award you can recieve in the Cub Scout program - like the Eagle for the boy scouts. We are so proud of all his hard work! He also crossed over to the 11-year-old Scouts - beginning the Boy Scout program. They signify this cross-over by changing from his blue boys scout shirt to his tan boy scout shirt. He has an awesome leader, Brother Drummond, that works really hard to teach the boys. We know he is super excited to be in Boy Scouts and start camping and hiking soon (hopefully Kenny will still be serving with the Deacons when he gets there next year).