Grant's Birthday - Round 3

On Grant's actual birthday, March 21st, we went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Yummy! Grant and Mitchell didn't want their picture taken while we waited for our feast to arrive.

Brent and I didn't mind being photographed. :)

Grant ordered steak and a double order of cheesy bacon french fries. He LOVED the cheesy fries!

At the end of the evening the Texas Roadhouse staff made Grant sit on a saddle, swing a napkin around in the air, and listen to them give him a big Yee Haw!

Happy 14th Birthday Grant! We all love you!

Grant's Birthday Round 2

We celebrated Grant's 14th birthday on Friday, March 18th. Since it was spring break, only his buddy, Abram, was able to attend. Grant and Abram went to Fiddlesticks, an amusement park. They drove go-carts, played miniature golf, rode in bumper boats and rode on other equipment. It was difficult to get the two of them out of there are the end of the evening. After a dinner of pizza, Grant was anxious to open his presents. Actually, Mitchell was extremely curious to find out what Grant received. He even postponed going out with friends so he wouldn't miss out.

The first gift opened was a BB Gun from Brent & I. Grant is bummed that it is illegal to shoot them within the city limits but he is excited that he gets to go to the desert and fire it off later.

The next gift was a PSP game from Abram. Grant seems to really enjoy all of the military games that are available. Now he can curl up in his bed with his PSP and kill bad guys and zombies. What a way to wind down for a night!

Grant received a gift card to McDonald's from Grandma & Gramps. He LOVES McDonald's! He also received something special from Great-Grandma Sweeney. The last gift he opened was night vision goggles. He has been asking for these for a while. They work pretty good too. Now he won't need a flashlight to sneak around the house at midnight, he can use the goggles!

This is Grant's Jello Cake with the #14 on it. I know it's not nearly as cool as his purple Elmo cake Aunt Sarah made but it's very yummy!

I'm very worried about Grant's lung capacity. He had a difficult time blowing out the candles on his own. Mitchell ended up helping him out. (They weren't trick candles!) :)

The birthday evening ended with Grant and Abram playing video games until 1 in the morning and then watching a movie until they fell asleep.

The final round in Grant's birthday party extravaganza will be on his birthday, Monday night, when we go out to dinner as a family. Grant hasn't decided where we will be going yet.

Grant's Birthday Round 1

On Saturday, Grant and I drove up to Flagstaff to go to Macy's baby blessing and to spend some time with Sarah and her family. When Sarah realized that Grant's 14th birthday was a week a way, she insisted we have a birthday party for him. On Monday night, 8 of Grant's cousins gathered together to celebrate his birthday. We had a yummy chicken quesedilla dinner and then cake and ice cream.

Sarah wanted to make Grant a special Elmo cake. When there wasn't any red food coloring in the house, we opted to make it a purple Elmo cake. Can't you see the resemblance between this masterful creation and Elmo?

All of the party guests were under the age of 6. Grant had to feel very mature in their presence.

Yes, this is Grant acting very mature as he devoured his Elmo cake and ice cream.

When no one was looking, Andrew and Madison started to torture the remaining Elmo parts. They quickly ate his eyes then ate his arms without using a fork or their hands. It was quite a funny site to watch.

After cake and ice cream, all of the kiddos ran around the house chasing each other with guns and saying they were zombies. What a night of fun! I'm not sure if Grant will be able to top this fun when he has his friends over on Friday.