8 is GREAT!

For Joshua's birthday, we put together this fun small gift bags for him to give to his classmates. They were a hit!

To celebrate Joshua, we had a mystery mixed up dinner. It was SO much FUN!

They all tried to figure out what they were ordering and talked about it for a few days.

Here is the menu.
1. Fork: Witch’s Broom
2. Knife: Devilish Dagger
3. Spoon: Skeleton Shovel
4. Sauce: Bat’s Blood
5. Garlic Bread: Vampire Venom
6. Parmesan Cheese: Moldy Bones
7. Spaghetti: Mummy Brains
8. Green Salad: Goblin Guts
9. Drink: Wormy Juice
10. Fruit with Spider Toothpick: Spider Slime
11. Cupcake: Head of Hedwig
12. Vanilla Ice Cream with Fly: Ghostly Goo

With birthdays comes some fun decorating. Joshua smiled as he saw what we had done for him.

And of course a birthday lunch with Mom and Rachel make the day special. He had Sonic.

Updates on Joshua
* enjoys his special time with Mom still. 8 Year old boys are sweet.
* very smart and needs to be challenged at school.
* has a sense of humor and often does things to be funny.
* hates to be teased.
* does the very best Golem impression, although he has only seen parts of the movie. Too scarey for a 8 year old boy.
* is so excited for scouts.
* loves to read, build with legos, and play with friends.
* hates chores but can be so hardworking.
* mornings are usually not his best time.
* worst punishment is a "no friends" day.
* keeps his collection box organized. Currently in his box are silly bands, Star Wars action figures, Yu-gi-oh and Pokemon cards, and tech decks.
* greatly LOVED by everyone in his family.