Party #1...

We had a great time this past weekend. Full of cookouts and birthday cake! We decided that we would get Gage's birthday parties out of the way since we are leaving for Table Rock Lake this Saturday. His true birthday isn't until the 2nd of August so we will be in Missouri for his actual day and will celebrate as a family then, but this weekend we celebrated with family. Friday night we had my family over to grill out, and I had made Gage's cake and homemade ice cream. We had brats and burgers and chicken and all kinds of yummy sides!! The food was really good, and we had a nice time visiting with each other. Gage got so many nice presents, and of course had fun hanging out with his cousins.

See this!!! This is my soon to be 8 year old boy!!

And see this!!!

This is him dying to open his gifts while I make him pose for a picture with his cousins!!

And this!! This is me making him read his cards before he can open his present!!

And this!!! This is him basking in the glory of new Transformers!!!

Which brings me to this!! The Transformer cake that he just had to have!!

And this. This is him trying to blow out his candles before the wind does!!!

And see my little guy!! This is him eating only frosting and homemade ice cream!!

(notice I left out the word cake!!)

And these!! These are my mother and my niece humoring me by smiling while I click my camera in their face!! :)

And this. Well this is the end of my story because the others threatened me and said I couldn't put their picture on my blog!!! :)