Beau's 7th Birthday (Weekend!)

I'm still having a hard time believing my little preemie boy that came into this world a whopping 4 pounds 11 ounces and spent 2 weeks in the NICU is now  - 7 years later - a strapping 66 pounds and 51 1/2" tall!!  He is solid as a rock, with a very soft, kind, and gentle heart.

Before I begin on his birthday weekend, let me mention a few things about this summer that really make me proud to be his Mom.....I asked him at the beginning of this summer to do 3 things (cause I'm all about setting goals).  1. Get more comfortable in the swimming pool. 2. Learn to ride his bike and 3. Tie his shoes (no more Velcro, Mom. Shame on me!). And he really has done well at all these things. The pool.........while I would still worry about him in the deep end, he jumps in, goes under, and gets the swimming motion really well. He has come SO far from where he was last year.   The Bike?  Still having trouble pushing off on his own, but that has really improved. And his shoes?  Frustration still sets in from time to time, especially when I am trying to rush him in the morning, but he has got the concept down. We are going to spend this last week before school starts re-focusing on these last two things.

Also this summer at Northridge Academy, he learned all the Fruits of the Spirit, and he can successfully write and recite all the books in the New Testament.  He is now working on the Old Testament. Are you kidding me?  He is a rockstar!  I didn't get him to the Library like I wanted too, but he still liked reading magazine and an occasional book.

Okay, on to his Birthday.  We spent Friday together. Brenley had to go to school, but Beau had his Mom AND Dad's attention most of the day. We started with breakfast at IHOP. Then the boys got haircuts, came home and played a card game, then took off to a "round the clock" baseball tourney in town. I picked him up at the ballpark and we headed to the movies, only to be told it was sold out! Ugh. So he wanted to go to Exploration Place to see the Grossology exhibit, so we went there. Then we picked up sister and headed home to get ready for his first family birthday party with the Grant side. It was a lot of fun and we enjoyed the time together and Beau enjoyed the presents!

Not sure if you can tell the theme of the birthday party, but just in case you missed it............our boy LOVES the WWE!!!!

Okay, so on Saturday we hit the road to Garber, Oklahoma to see Mom and Dad. We hung out there most of the day and around 4:00 we headed to Stillwater for a pizza party with all our cousins, aunts and uncles at Hideaway Pizza. YUM!  Then we went over to Troy and Lori's for a swim and trampoline bounce.  We came home Saturday night, but Beau stayed at his Grandma and Grandpa's house with his cousins and now ww are anxiously awaiting his return.

Our big boy. We just hope he enjoyed his weekend as much as we did.  We sure do love you, Beau Charles Grant. Thanks for blessing us with your spirit, love, and wit.