Happy 9th Birthday Tristan!!

He wanted a fun birthday so we delivered!!!

It was hard to take pictures because of all the lights, all the netting and ... well, they are all fast and don't really want to do the posing thing.

So I stole pictures when I could.

And then there is Taylor.  She will ALWAYS pose!!

and I caught G mid swing

and Cullen swimming through bubbles 

then T

and Carolyn

and Joshua

and Braeden

Ben and Sutton got a little stuck

Eve went missing... then I looked up and there she was!!

So T quickly followed

and said "look Ma - no hands!!"

Allie's sister Annabelle came and met a friend

then Daddy did his best to freak T out

and it worked!

Allie

this right here is pure JOY

cake time (I threatened if he smashed his face in it - he was in trouble)

Grayson argued that it was tradition - I told him to zip it

It all happened so fast, I couldn't get a picture of our family

but at least there was this...

and lots of sugar being eaten

and G (of course) painted football stripes on his face!

and I begged Tracy to get me in a picture to prove I was there

so she took 2 - she gets me

Braeden and Sutton goofing off!

and Beuwke waaaay up high!

this was the best I could do of a group photo.  A few are missing but I was proud that I got this many!!

and we always get one of these two. And if I weren't in such a hurry maybe i would have seen the lighting on T's face.  What happens when you try and do it all.

BEST FRIEND STORY:

Tristan wanted the leftover cupcakes

Holt didn't care - he tossed them in the trash

Grayson was HORRIFIED and he said "Oh no you don't!"

He literally threw himself into the trashcan, "rescued" the cupcakes in the container and ran them down the hall to Tristan

Then they both walked down the hall - like proud peacocks...thick as thieves those two, thick as thieves!!!

That my friend, is a TRUE BFF!!!

We all died laughing!

We quickly headed home, changed and went to Benihana for an awesome birthday dinner.  

Home to open 8 million amazing gifts. Oh what a day!!!

Happy 9th birthday buddy!  I hope it was all you dreamed it would be!!!