Elijah's Birthday Party - Presents

Once the guest left, it was time to open the presents, of course :)

 Money 

 Gift Card

 Think he might be a little excited

 Nerf Gun

 Target Gift Card

Another Nerf Gun 

It was a good party!

Elijah's Birthday Party - The Party Itself

 Greeting his first birthday guest at the door.

Elijah and Bryson - They are in the same Scout Den

And I have known his Mom for a long time.

Friends 

 Friends from Scouts, SCE, and ASE 

Elijah had another friend show up later who didn't make this picture 

 Just chilling and eating

 Fun Times

 Make a wish, sweet boy!

Happy Birthday Elijah!

Mom and Dad love you to the moon and back and then some!!

Elijah's Birthday Party -Before Hand

This year Elijah was set on having Nerf guns somehow incorporated into his party, but we didn't just want a "Nerf gun" party. So what did we come up with as a compromise? A carnival theme party! We had different stations set up and in each station the kiddos got a prize. All the prizes then ended up being their party favor. 

We also decided to keep it simple this year and not invite a lot of kids. And this worked out great because the boys pretty much entertained themselves the whole party and the parents got to visit. 

 Ring Toss Station 

 Free Building Station

 Nerf Gun Station 

 For this station, we had little mini Nerf gun pistols for the boys. Oh course, they all loved that!

 Disk Drop Station

 Corn Hole Station 

 Basketball Station 

 The Birthday Boy! 

Can't believe our baby is 8!

The invitation 

Veterans Day

Elijah made posters to display at his school for Veterans Day. All the veterans were invited to attend a catered lunch, they were introduce to the students, and given a wreath made out of stars that kids had wrote than you messages on. 

For the first Veterans Day celebration at ASE, it turned out very nice. I was proud to be a part of the committee that planned this event. 

 Wall of Honor

A sweet letter Elijah wrote to his Pops. 
Pops wasn't able to attend but he loved his note.

Pack 1401 Campout at Lake Livingston

This year the Pack had their campout at Lake Livingston. Byron picked Elijah up from school a little early so they could get on the road and get set up before dark. My two guys had a wonderful time!! Great memories were made. I am very thankful that Byron and Elijah have times like this together... just the boys!

Leaving his school 

 Byron got a new tent for this campout since our other one is small. 

 Love this two so much!

 On their way, they picked up pizza for dinner. They did this last year too and when they took a walk, a raccoon got into it. Ha! This year, no pizza was taken.

Byron even brought lights for them to hang up

 Love!