Jack turns 11!

This cute boy of ours turned 11 last month! 

 

Jack is a really nice boy and I've really felt like he's mellowed over the last year.  He's always been a nice little boy, but he had a temper on him and would especially get frustrated with Hannah and then without thinking would hit her or over react.   He has really gotten better about keeping his cool.  Hannah likes to tease and try to get him mad.

 

Jack is a great student and even though he claims that he doesn't like school, he always comes home happy and gets wonderful grades.  His teachers and his friends always really like him.  We're sure proud of him.

 

He still loves anything to do with sports.  This last year he's played rec soccer, flag football, baseball, tennis and basketball.  He's a huge Denver Bronco/Peyton Manning fan as well as his beloved BYU!

 

I took him to the doctor on Friday for his well visit.  He's 15th percentile for height and 3rd percentile for weight.  So, he still has some room to grow, but he'll get there.

 

We sure love you Jack!  You do a great job handling life with 5 sisters!

 

A week and a half before his birthday (in order to have good weather), we had a birthday party for him.  Jon had just completed building a pavilion and firepit, so we invited his friends over for a hot dog/s'more roast and a movie. 

 

He had a wonderful group of friends, but when you get them all together, they are loud and obnoxious!  I was so, so grateful that Jon was home to be in charge of the party because I liked going in and out of the house and not having to listen to all of them.  I know - I'm terrible.

Jon came up with a couple of games while the coals got hot enough to roast.

 



Case, Dawson, Xander, Hannah, Gibson, Kate & Hugh 

 

 Dawson & Xander

 

The smoke was coming right into their faces, so I told them to squat down and roast that way.

 

 

The weekend before Jack's actual birthday was the UEA weekend.  We went and visited Jon's mom in Oregon (next post).  Our school district also had Monday off, which was Jack's birthday, so he wanted to go to an indoor trampoline place.  We found a place in Orem that opened in the morning and went for a couple of hours.  It was a lot of fun!

 

 

Apparently, I didn't get any pictures of Jack with his gifts.  He got a Peyton Manning framed picture and a Peyton Manning wooden jersey to hang in his room.

 

We asked him what he wanted for his birthday dinner and he picked Texas Roadhouse!  Good choice!  That night, we met my parents there and had a delicious dinner where Jack ordered and ate every bite of an 11 ounce steak!

 

Happy Birthday Jack!