Austin's 7th Birthday

We found out a few days before Austin’s birthday that he was selected for the Padre Pio Award at school.  It’s given out to one school per class per quarter.  We were very proud that Austin had received it.  Brian and I made arrangements for us to attend Mass to watch Austin receive the award.  Austin was suspicious on why we were both attending on a Friday but nonetheless he was surprised to find out it was him.  Once he knew the awards were being announced he figured it was either him or Sydney getting it.  It was a great award for Austin to receive. 

On Saturday, Austin had basketball.  Austin has been playing in two basketball leagues.  One is on Friday nights and the other is Saturday mornings.  Brian is coaching both of them.  They are loving basketball.  Sydney did not want to play. 

  Then we had his birthday party at Young Chef’s.  It was a difficult decision to figure out where to have his party this year.  He wanted it at our house but that was not going to work out with 20 kids.  A bowling place was going to be $600 so we found Young Chef’s.  Austin loves to cook so it was perfect for him.  The boys were a little crazy at the party but after all it is a birthday party.  We then opened his gifts at home.  He got a lot of Pokemon this year.  He was very happy with that. 

On Sunday, we celebrated his birthday with us.  Brian had to fly to LA on his birthday so we made his birthday on Sunday.  We went down to lock 3 for the kids to ice skate, play golf, and sled ride.  They had a lot of fun. Austin is pretty fast on his ice skates these days.  Sydney and Austin did timed races around the rink trying to get faster.  Austin did a great job helping Sydney learn to ice skate.  I also skated for brief time.  Brian took pictures.  They also enjoyed the golfing and sledding.  They still use the golf club like bat at times. We are working on that. 

Afterwards, we went to Steak and Shake for dinner.  That is Austin’s favorite.  He thinks they have the best mac and cheese.  They even got milkshakes.  He had a lot of fun.  Then he open his gift from us which was a star wars droid building kit.  He liked putting that together with Brian . 

On Monday morning (Austin’s actual birthday), he woke up in a great mood. I made him cinnamon rolls.  I took them to school.  Brian was already on a flight to LA.  Austin got to celebrate his birthday at school with an ice cream treat.  Then after school, my mom came over and we went to dinner again at Steak and Shake.  Austin once again got mac and cheese and a milk shake.  He was very happy. 

It’s crazy for me to think that Austin is 7 already!  As my favorite quote goes, “The days are long, the years are short”.