Happy 7th Birthday Jonas!

7 years old?! When did that happen? Happy birthday Jonas! Like in years past, we spent the whole month celebrating. While Nichole and Kate were in town, Jonas decided that he wanted to have his themed birthday party. This year he chose a military theme. All the kids received a dog tag then participated in boot camp, interrogated enemies (aka smacked a piñata), made marshmallow guns, and had a war with bombs and missiles (aka water balloons and water squirters). When all the games were over, we had lunch in the Mess Hall before opening gifts and blowing the candles off the donut "cake". Jonas had a blast! He always enjoys celebrating with his cousins...and elongating the birthday celebrations all month long!

On Jonas's actual birthday the party continued! He woke up to a Texas-sized donut for breakfast and a couple gifts to open from Daniel and Gma and Papa (more jets - an A10, a C130, and an F22). Later that morning, we picked up Jonas's buddies, Madden Wall and Lane Richmond, for a day of fun. We headed to HangTime in Orem to let the boys flip, jump, climb, etc. After a couple hours of playing, we grabbed lunch at Chick-fil-A then grabbed an ice cream treat at the Wall Bros Barn. That evening, Jonas chose to have Kraft Mac & Cheese for dinner (I, on the other hand, made some ravioli with Alfredo sauce for the more sophisticated palates in the family).

Finally, we celebrated Jonas's birthday with all his siblings, Gma, Grumpy, Katie and Greg on Sunday, July 31st. Jonas chose sweet pork salads for dinner and white Texas sheet cake for dessert. He even decorated his own cake. After eating, everyone played 4-square. While Jonas received more gifts, I think the greatest gift he got that night was just time with his family. He loves all his siblings (and pretty much thinks he's just as big as they are). I still can't believe he's 7 years old. Where did my little boy go? While there are times I definitely miss the younger version, I am so proud of the little man he is becoming. Happy birthday Jonas!