Carter's 8th Birthday!

Carter wanted to have a friend sleepover for his birthday this year. We opted to do cupcakes instead of a cake. It seems like the last 5 years we have switched back and forth between two themes.....dinosaurs and camo. This year was camo again! We didn't go too crazy with a theme this year, but we already had the camo netting, so Carter wanted to decorate with that, rather than balloons and streamers.

Carter had 4 friends over and they had pizza for dinner.

PIZZA!!

Hailey, Hannah, Carter, Sam, Ethan, and Zach

The kids did a Treasure Hunt...

At the end of the Treasure Hunt were fun boxes filled with trinkets and treats

After pizza, cupcakes, presents, a few magic tricks done by Bryan, and the treasure hunt they all "settled" down to watch "Dolphin Tale". I say "settled" because they were still pretty wild and I'm not sure how much of the movie they actually saw! They had fun though!
I figured out the difference between a boys sleepover, and a girls......the girls are giggly and silly, but don't get into much mischief, the boys are LOUD, LOUD, and LOUD!


The next morning we had cinnamon rolls and bacon for breakfast and the kids chased each other around with nerf guns before heading home.

A Star Wars Alarm Clock from Aunt Nancy, Uncle Todd and Riley!



Saturday we took Carter to see Journey 2. It was a really cute movie and we all enjoyed it!

Sunday was Carter's actual birthday. He opened a few presents before we headed to church, and then we just hung out as a family.

Dinosaur Legos from Auntie Paula!

Shelby enjoyed the box Aunt Paula!

Hidden in the Cupcake this year was a $10 Gift Certificate to a local candy store. Carter has been asking for quite awhile now to go to a "real" candy store. I saw that one opened up a couple months ago in our little town and I knew he would get a kick out of it. The next day he went and spent it and had a ball. I took pictures, but can't find where they uploaded......grrrrr.

More legos from Grandma and Grandpa
He also got a Rock Tumbler from Grammy and Papa to shine his own rocks.

I would have to say that I think Carter had a great birthday! Thanks to everyone that remembered his special day! I can't believe he's 8! Carter has such a unique and fun personality. He's growing up so fast, and I'm so proud of the boy he is becoming. He is nice to everyone he meets, is honest, smart, and has such a big heart.

Happy Birthday Carter!