Brayden's 10th Birthday

These kids are growing up so fast.  We only have one more under the age of 10.  It is so crazy!  Ten years from now, life will be so different...

Brayden wanted a bike this year.  Bikes are tough to find right now, and it was a little bit more than I normally spend on birthdays.  So, I didn't buy him a lot of other gifts.  Instead, I decided to do a scavenger hunt with treats at each stop and a couple other gifts.  But, the table looked a little skimpy when he got up.  I was a little worried about that.  He noticed!  He said to me that morning that the kids usually get more gifts.  I couldn't wait to open presents now.  I didn't want him to think I didn't care about his birthday as much as the other kids.

Well, the scavenger hunt didn't disappoint.  He loves puzzles and figuring things out, so this was right up his alley.  It was fun to watch him and the kids run around to find his gifts.  He was pretty excited to get a new bike.

Here are the highlights!  He doesn't like to smile for pictures, so I did the best I could.

Brayden you are such a light in our home.  I love your inquiring mind.  

At age 10, you love:

Pocket knives I think he has about 10

riding bikes

camping/fishing

excited to try hunting

reading loves Harry Potter and Percy Jackson

leaning but not in a school setting

spending time with his brothers 

when Hailey takes him to the dollar store

We love:

How much you love reading and learning new things

your funny personality

the way you look out for others

your smile

your hugs and cuddles

We love you so much!  How did we get to be so blessed to have you in our family?!

On a side note.  Brayden loves knives so much he cut his finger back in May.  He tried to hide it for a couple of hours, but I found out, and we had to go get stitches.  He was really brave and let them just do what they needed.