Spencer's 8th Birthday

Spencer's birthday came quickly this year, and he was turning 8!! He is growing up WAY to fast for my liking. I'm already trying to hold him a little more now because I know that too soon he'll be not wanting me to and out with his friends. *tear*

But we were very excited to have a day to celebrate Spencer. He is awesome, and has really been so great during this hectic time of bringing home a baby. Although he might not have minded too much, because that meant that LOTS of family came out to see the baby and Spencer for his birthday, so he was really excited to have them all here. 

We gave Spencer his presents in two parts, mostly because he couldn't wait to see what he got! The first gift was a book called "The Secret of the Fortune Wookie", it's part of a series that puts origami and the Star Wars characters in a book. He has LOVED this series and this third book had just come out, so I knew he would be thrilled to get it. 

What is making him smile so much?? That would be a gift card to GameStop....oh, my little video gamer. 

 Later that evening when we had some of our family with us, we gave him the other half of his presents. Funny story, we told him to sit down on the floor and close his eyes. When I brought out the hula hoop I placed it around him, so he was sitting in the middle, and then put the other present that was in a bag by his leg. When he opened his eyes, he thought he only had that one present in the bag. We then asked him "What is that around  you?" and he replies, "It's a circle, I'm sitting in a circle?" Then it finally dawned on him...."A hula hoop!!!!!" He didn't think he was going to get one because we live in an apartment, but he has enough room in his bedroom that he can do it, he was so excited. 

The cakes! Spencer's aunt's birthday is also on the same day as Spencer, and she had come into town that day. We picked up her cake and I made Spencer's and we all sang Happy Birthday to them. They are so cute together, and Spencer loves sharing this day with her. 

 Here's his cake this year! I like to make whatever cake he wants every year, just as a little tradition we have in our family. Well this year he was into "Wipeout" the TV show, and wanted a cake with the four big red balls on it. I wasn't going to make this cake too complex, because I was just two weeks out of having a c-section, but we figured out a fun way to make the cake, and Spencer helped. We used cake pops as the big red balls, and used blue frosting for the water. He was happy with what turned out. 

Happy Birthday Spencer!!!!