The hours dragged the next day until Tyler was finally born, and then time sped up. Now here we are, 7 years later. Tyler has grown up into such an amazing kid. He's funny and smart, sensitive and passionate. He's creative and curious and full of energy (except when he's supposed to hussle on the football field). I am so proud of him.Tyler chose not to have a non-family birthday party this year. Instead, we took him to MM and
let him ride the go karts this afternoon. He was finally tall enough to drive by himself on the rookie track, and he was THRILLED! He was smiling so big the first time around that I don't know how he managed to see the track! We bought him a 2 hour unlimited pass, so he got to ride as many times as he could within 2 hours. He certainly got his money's worth! Danielle and I played minature golf and won some tickets on the inside games while Tyler enjoyed himself. It was 
a wonderful afternoon. (Doesn't he look like he's enjoying himself?!!)
Later this afternoon Tyler opened his gifts and had birthday cake. We got him a large Lego set that he's been wanting for quite some time. It has over 900 pieces in it, and he's already half finished with it (without anyone's help, 
of course).
He changed his mind several times about exactly how he wanted his cake to look. He knew he wanted a racetrack, but he couldn't decide how it should look. Finally on Friday he said it should have a loop on it, so this is what I came up with. Fortuantely he is still easy enough to please (although he admitted it wasn't exactly what he had pictured in his mind). 
I think this is one birthday that will stick out in his mind when he's older. We had a really great day. Following are some pictures of Tyler from his previous birthdays. (Wasn't he cute?!)
Also, happy 40th anniversary to Mom & Dad R! What an accomplishment (for Mom, I mean :) ). Happy anniversary to Aunt Joyce & Uncle Mike, too.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday Tyler! He DOES look like he enjoyed himself royally :) How did you make the loop?
It's cardboard. I iced it & coated it w/cookie crumbs like I did the rest of the road, then I curled it and stuck it in the freezer for awhile. It got a little droopy once it was out of the freezer, but overall it held up pretty well.
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