Asher is 10!

Wow! I can't believe my first baby is already into the double digits! Time goes by too fast and its both exciting and a little scary how fast he is growing up. He is growing into a very fine young man and is a pleasure to have around. He is very caring and helpful, loves to be active and involved in anything that's going on, is very intelligent and loves to read, and is overall just an incredible guy!

Our day started not only with chocolate waffles, but with whipped cream faces for all the kids (except Trevor, who is allergic) because they all think it is hilariously fun to get whipped cream sprayed in their mouth and on their faces.

Trevor out-did everyone by eating at least 5 chocolate waffles. He claims it was more, but I'm pretty sure that's what he got to. He also ate about half of all the strawberries I had cut up to go with the waffles.

Both Trevor and Natalie were eager to help make Asher's birthday cake, mostly because they are fascinated by the beaters and argued over whose turn it was to use them.

Asher and Leif were kept busy most of the day putting together a Lego space shuttle from Austin's parents.

In the evening we had some friends over for a waterballoon fight on the trampoline, hamburgers, and cake.

Asher didn't bother to change out of his swimming suit for cake ;)

He also got a pair of rollerblades from my mom, so he went out to give them a try with Austin, Leif, and Heidi, but I didn't get a photo of that. A highlight of his evening (and one that kept us up way past bedtime) was that we finally caught one of the raccoons that lives in our backyard (one of the babies, although its getting big enough that it doesn't really need its mom anymore) and he got to go with Austin the next morning to release it in a wooded area about 5-6 miles away from our house. We still have 5 more raccoons to go, so hopefully they don't come back!

And here is my favorite birthday tradition: the birthday interview

 

 Who is your favorite person? Natalie

What is your favorite color? Robin's Egg Blue

What is your favorite thing to watch on TV? Studio Gibli Movies (he got his very favorite of these-Castle in the Sky- as a gift from my dad) and Minecraft

What is your favorite outfit? Under Armour t-shirts and shorts

What song do you like the best? How Great Thou Art

What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Life and Cheerios and Sunrise Maple Crunch

Who is your best friend? Everyone in my family

What do you want to do when your grow up? Be an Artificial Intelligence Engineer

What is your favorite book? The Hobbit, Phantom Tollbooth, Chronicles of Narnia Series, Little House on the Prairie Series, Anne of Green Gables Series, Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIHM, . . . and Lord of the Rings will be (He is still waiting for Leif to finish it so he can read it)

What are you really good at? Everything- Minecraft, Reading, Soccer, taking care of Natalie

Where do you wish you could go on vacation? Colorado

What would you buy if you had a lot of money? R/C car (remote control)

What is your favorite dinner? Pot pie, Taco Skillet, Hamburgers, Lasagna

If you could have a wish, what would it be? I'd wish for more wishes

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Mint Chocolate Chip

Who do you want to be like? Me

What do you like to do with your friends? Play Minecraft and Lego, hide and seek, tag, waterballoons

What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Go on lots of vacations and camping

What is your favorite thing to do? Play with Natalie

What are you proud of? Having a big, fun family

What are you afraid of? Fear

What is Mom's favorite thing to do? Make cookies

How strong is Dad? Really strong

What does Dad do best? Drink Coke and eat chips

What does Mom do best? Take care of us

What do you like best about Dad? He's fun

What do you like best about Mom? She's fun