The 10 year old Birthday stretch.....

June 26th through July 6th

It is really hard to believe that my baby has turned 10 years old. 10. It just seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital delivering him and here is now among the ranks of the "double digits" ages and just continues to mature and amaze Chad and I with all of the intelligent and quirky things that have always been just Bryson. From day one Bryson has had a personality all his own and has had a heart bigger than life itself. He could charm you with his big smile, bright eyes and his sweet tenderness but he definately had his own mind about him and things would be done in his way, in his timing or you would get to see a little of the tempramental side to him as well. Bryson never liked to see anyone hurt, whether he knew you or not, and that is a trait that he still carries to this day. He wants everyone to be happy and having a good time. He is so good working with smaller children and the elderly. I remember when we would go over to Grandpa James' and he would help out with the other tenants there at the assisted living to make sure that they all had what they needed. And then one Halloween he was dressed up as a cowboy and he went door to door and played a guitar for them, and he didn't even know how to play the guitar, but did it just for them to have some entertainment for the evening. Such a doll.....

So for his 10th birthday we decided that we would do a bowling birthday the following weekend. Yippee!!!! But on the actual day of his birthday Daddy, Frances and Kelsey wanted to come into town and take us to lunch. So we headed to O'Charley's for an early lunch because we were going to go to the pool and then to a late afternoon movie. Lunch was delicious and we enjoyed the company of everyone. Kelsey joined us at the pool and we went and picked up Bryson's friend, Chase-who spent the night as well, and headed to the pool for a few hours. After that we went home, cleaned up and went to see Get Smart at the movies (which was a very good movie if anyone needed the Jodi Hudnall movie review thank you very much!!!). And then we met Chad at home, got back in the cars AGAIN and headed to dinner at....drum roll please...Osaka's for a dinner of Sushi and Hibachi. Yummy, Yummy. We came home and Bryson opened gifts and then the rest of the night the boys played the Wii that B got and Chad and I retired for the night because we knew that we wouldn't hear from the boys with a new game station to play with! :0)

The next day we headed back to the pool and just hung around the house. Bryson had continued to get gift cards and money in the mail so he wanted to go and get some Wii games so we went to Target later in the day.

Sunday, July 6th, we headed to FunQuest Bowling Lanes for the "official" birthday party and had pizza, sodas, cake, icecream, presents bowling and most of all lots of fun and lots of fellowship. The kids all seemed to have lots of fun together and the adults that were there were able to sit back, relax, and just enjoy themselves for the time that we were there.

love to you all and till next time-