Ethan turns 11

Coya, Mady and baby Blane arrived at our house super late on the 6th. They flew into Denver and Brandon picked them up while John and their other 2 boys planned to drive out on Saturday. So we got to play with just Coya, Mady and their little guy Blane for a couple of days. Ethan was super excited to have Mady here. So it made for a pretty fun Birthday for Ethan being able to spend the day having fun with his cousin as well as his brothers. We started the day off the usual way with a donut run. Sadly, Ethan feels too old now to color a crown and wear it to get donuts. When I asked him if he wanted to color a birthday crown he said, "No"! What??? My baby is too old to be excited to color and wear his own birthday crown? He is getting too old too fast!! He needs to stop growing! Anyways, so as soon as Kayden woke up we headed out to get some donuts. The pickings were very sparse. Mr. Yo's donut shop is always almost out of donuts by 8:30. It is crazy! Thankfully, they had a few and Ethan got what he wanted. Plus he was just happy to get a donut. haha  

He is looking so grown up!! 

Then they went to the park to play and Dad picked up Subway and brought it home for him. Ethan's favorite sandwich place is Subway! So he was really happy that his Dad brought it home for him. I was thinking of getting it for him for lunch but then Brandon said he was going to make it home for lunch so he picked up some for us adults and for Ethan! 

He no longer an show how old he is with just his hands. He had to include a toe! haha 

Orange sticks from Aunt Coya and Mady. He was pretty stoked! Apparently that is one of his favorite candy's. haha I had no idea until he saw some on the counter and mentioned it. 

He got a few cool presents this year. He loves to build things so he got a coding robot that you don't need an ipad for and a sweet lego car set. As well as a couple of other cool things. It sure is getting harder to get these boys gifts as they get older. Its not as easy as it was when all they wanted were super hero toys or other little toys you can just find at the store. 

Then we were off to dinner. 

Ethan decided he wanted Panda Express for dinner. At first he said he wanted to go to the place where they cook in front of you. When I mentioned that would be way too expensive he said Panda Express would be his second choice. So that is where we went. So we told Papa and Gigi where we were going and met them there. After eating our food we took off back home to have some cake. 

None of my boys seem to like cake so after years of making cool cakes on their birthdays and barely eating any of it I have told them they don't have to have cake on their birthdays. So Ethan has settled on lemon cake. 

Kayden had to help Ethan blow out his candles. In fact after Ethan blew them out we relit a couple for Kayden to blow out.

I think it turned out to be a good birthday for Ethan. I still can't believe he is 11! How has time gone by that fast! He is becoming such a good young man. He still lets his temper get the best of him but not very often and usually its only when he is really tired. He tries to help out and be nice to Emmett and he loves to help and play with Kayden. He and Wyatt are still the closest of the bunch and they love to play together. I have to remind them to include Emmett and Ethan usually will try. Or he will tell me that they did and that Emmett is not listening to them or playing the correct way. He has improved a lot with his reading and writing and has been working really hard in his tutoring. We are hoping he will be done soon so he can have the afternoons to just do some homework and be able to spend time with his brothers. Ethan's appetite has also gotten a lot bigger in the last 6 months. He can pound down the food now which is saying a lot when it comes to Ethan. haha It worries me a little bit with how much he will be able to eat in the next couple of years as he hits teenage years. He really is a sweet boy and he is maturing so much. It is fun to watch him maturing and becoming a young man. Yet,  it is a little sad. We sure do love this kid and can't wait to see what this next year brings for him! Happy Birthday Ethan!! We love you!!!