Happy Birthday Kyler!!!

Can my baby really be 6? It's crazy?...right? I think he had a pretty good day! This is our year for family birthdays...{we switch so every other year is parties with friends} He wanted to go get doughnuts for breakfast. We did that at the little doughnut shop down the street and I let him and Ty go a little late to school. Then I brought him Chik-Fil-A for lunch and got to eat with both him and Ty since they have the same lunch time. Then back to the school at 2:00pm to help Ms. Rigling with cupcakes and juice for his class. When he got home from school we let him open presents so we could go to an early dinner. He wanted and needed a new bike...I found a really cool Transformer bike online...unfortunately it hasn't quite made it here yet so I printed off a picture of the bike and put it in a card. When Kyler opened the card and saw the picture he immediately threw it to the side to open a present! I said "Wait, Kyler why do you think I gave you that picture?" He said "Cuz I like Transformers?" I had to explain about the bike and then it clicked and he was excited...to think I could've gotten away with just a picture of a bike...not a real one! :) After gifts we went to dinner and Texas Roadhouse...Kyler picked this place cuz he really likes that you can throw all your garbage on the ground! {not really just the peanut shells...but I think he likes the idea of not having to be very clean} He ordered a very special birthday dinner of mac and cheese and french fries and chocolate milk! {that is different from every other day how?} He announced that it was his birthday as soon as we walked into the restaurant to every worker that came our way...so after we were finished eating he got to get on the"horse" and have a happy birthday and yee-haw from the workers.

When we came home we had chocolate cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday...his wish this year is that the Transformers will become real! Shawn's thing is to always give out the birthday spankings and usually when he announces this, the kids run to hide and get chased, they love it more than they let on! Shawn told Kyler "Ok time for some birthday spankings and Kyler did this {see picture above} He is such a goof!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLER!!!

**This morning (March 12th) he told me I can't wait till March 11th to come! Oh brother!

Here is a picture of Kyler's birthday banner...I just did his name so he can hang it in his room...there are more pics on my stamp blog if you want to see more. :)

Rodeos, Career Day and Cub Scouts

Kyler had career day at school last week. He dressed up as a builder...as you might have guessed! Let me just clarify though...he is not just any kind of builder...he had a story! He is a builder of Transformers and Robots. {was there any doubt in your mind?} He will be working underground "Oh so mom I won't be able to be a dad and you can't be a grandma from me...cuz when you work underground you can't have kids!" out of the mouths of babes!

This is Kyler and Kami...Kami is a friend of Kylers. She did the mutton bustin at the rodeo...Kyler was a little jealous, he says he wants to try that too! We'll see about next year. Kami did a great job mutton bustin!! :)

friends...Austin and Josh

loved, loved, loved the bulls! I love the rodeo! The Katy Rodeo is perfect! The weather was perfect, it's local so no huge crowds and it has it all! This is the 2nd year we have gone and we will definitely be going every year!! It was sooo much fun!

Kyler doing the stick horse race...there he goes!

ahead of the crowd!

yeah he won! If you talk to him...he won. It's not worth explaining that everyone gets a ribbon for participating and he didn't actually come in "1st"! He did run fast and was one of the first kids down to the finish line! :) So in our house...he won!

The Buckin' Bronco! They were sooo fun to watch...those guys get whipped all over!

These dogs have kapoochi monkeys on their backs and they heard the goats into the pen. Then they all get in and onto the truck to ride off! It was pretty funny! :)

This is the calf scramble. They let loos the calves and the high school kids have to get them to the ground and hold them there until the last one is down! It's hilarious!

there they go! Some of the young men and women from our ward do this although none of them did it the night we were there.

The day after the Rodeo we had Tyson's first Blue and Gold Banquet. He and Shawn had to make a "feller" cake. They did a great job! it was chocolate cake with chocolate frosting...crushed oreo cookies for the dirt and then worms and flowers! Some little kids came up to Shawn and said "May I please have seconds, your cake is so moist!" Shawn is feeling pretty good about his cooking sckills! :) Ty won the award for the dirtiest cake which he thought was awesome! :) He got lots of belt loops and pins. He has been a hard working cub scout! I promise that when we first showed up he looked presentable. He was tucked in and his face was clean! What are ya gonna do?...he is an eight year old boy who loves to play and staying appropriately dressed is not top on his priority list! {insert my shoulders shrugging here} Austin is the Den Chief for the Wolves and the Den Leaders gave him a special pin and recognized him for all his hard work and help. They said he was helpful and kind and a terrific example to the younger boys! {Austin you rock bud!!}