Seven Years Old

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to everyone.  We've had a wonderful week.  Ashley had a birthday on Thanksgiving.  She celebrated by cooking a turkey and all sorts of side dishes, and even made some great desserts, whipping up a carmel pound cake and an apple pie.  Her brother, David, nephews Teddy and Charlie, and my Mom came over for the feast.  We had dinner around 1 pm, and then spent the rest of the day digesting.  I think the boys played on the Xbox--Minecraft, Plants vs Zombies, and maybe some Lego Star Wars.  When the boys went to bed, we watched Catching Fire, which was surprisingly decent.  Sadly, I didn't have the camera out, and failed to get pictures of anything.

Friday morning, we woke up sort of early, and hungry.  Ashley continued her role as chef and made pancakes and bacon (with an assist from Dave, who went to the store).  Bode was anxious to open his birthday presents.  He really hauled in a lot of loot; you'd think it was Christmas.

He got all sorts of things--some board games, a radio, some clothes, a DVD, and two powerful nerf guns.  And when I say powerful, I mean they actually hurt if you get hit (well, sting is probably a better word, but Bode really whines when I shoot him).  Below is a movie of Bode opening one of his guns.

Following a relaxing morning, Bode, Dave, Teddy, Charlie, and I went to the Air Force vs Colorado State football game.  It was a beautiful day--we probably could have worn shorts, but we knew it'd get colder as the game wore on.  Before the game, there was a C-17 fly-by.  First, a still photo.

Next is a movie.  Bode thought the plane was going to crash into the press-box; little Dude's depth perception is slightly off :-)

Before the game, I had to get Bode something to snack on.  He pays a lot more attention to the game if he has kettle corn; hence, we got a large, which lasted until almost halftime.  I, of course, had a few handfuls.

Our seats weren't the best.  We thought we'd be able to move to some empty ones, forgetting Colorado State has a lot of local fans.  They really packed the stadium.  Bode, Teddy, and Charlie sort of watched the game, but they spent much of it playing (which isn't a huge surprise).  Here's a shot where they were surprisingly sedentary.

At halftime, we headed out to the parking lot.  Dave's friend, Josh, had brought some refreshments.  The boys took the opportunity to play an impromptu game of football.

Bode and I left early, not so much as to beat traffic.  We caught the end of the game on TV, and Air Force amazingly won. To Bode's surprise, we had the below cake (no, Ashley didn't make this one).

And we certainly can't have a birthday post without us singing Happy Birthday.

Ashley and Bode had wonderful birthdays.  We can't believe he's already seven.  We go back to work/school on Monday, but we are all anxious for a prolonged break over Christmas.  Pleasant week to all!