Celebrating 10 years

It is hard to believe that I started blogging when I was pregnant with Jase. He just celebrated his 10th birthday at the end of April, so I have been documenting our little family for over 10 years now. Crazy! As you can tell from the lack of posts that April was beyond busy. Just the house remodel alone is enough to keep my mind preoccupied. But before too much time passes, here is how we celebrated Jase's birthday!

Grandparents came into town, which was a treat, so we got all cozy in the car and headed to lunch. Jase's pick and he chose McAlister's Deli. {We have been eating there about 3-4 times a week since we do not have a kitchen and they are within our budget, so I was a little surprised he picked this, but I guess he likes it!}

That evening we had our End of Year Celebration to wrap up our Classical Conversations school year. It was really a fun time and I'm glad that Grandpa, Grandma and Nanny were able to come with us and see what we have been up to all year long.

Awesome tree a high school art student painted to represent the three stages of learning.

I think I printed close to 200 pictures to put on display. It was so hard to narrow them down, plus we really did so much with this year: community outreach, science experiments, family presentations, fine art projects, holiday celebrations, and field trips. It was neat to see everyone look at the photos and recall what a great year we had.

Nacho and cookie bar...YES please!

Jase and some of his buddies!

The little ladies!

Finn, Allyson and Nina! Oh Finn, you are full of life...I love it!

The older ladies.

The students got in front of the audience and sang our 13 minute timeline song, which captures world events and leaders from creation to present day. It is an awesome tool and you continue in life. Our pastor includes so much history in his teachings and I've even been able to understand more of what he is talking about since I can recall the song. Here is a short clip.

Fun times in the photo booth.

The whole group!

Even grandparents jumped in on the Photo Booth action!

Even though the CC celebration fell on his birthday, a great time was had by all and he was with family and friends, so no loss in his book!

After a long day and late night, we opened up presents before heading off to bed!

Our 10 year old with some of his grandparents {missing some}.

The next morning he and Finn suited up for their football game. The weather forecast was touch and go, but we were lucky enough to fit in both games. I was with Finn and Shawn was with Jase since the games were at two different fields.

That afternoon we had a small party to celebrate his birthday at Escape Rooms HQ in Lewisville. The boys went in one room and the girls in another.

Your team had 60 minutes to look for clues, solve them and escape the room. It was really fun. Your mind was working the entire time, trying to figure out what steps to take next. If you have never participated in one of these, I highly recommend it!

The girls were able to escape the room with 7:52 left on the clock! We stopped the nuclear bomb from exploding.

The boys gave it all they had and they were in a tough room, but they fell short and couldn't escape. They still had a fun time in the room!

Short clip of Jase talking about their room. Sounds intense!

Pizza time!

And cake time! Or cookie cake time! Jase was a little nervous of the sparkler candles I bought him! We normally do the traditional number candle, but I changed it up a little this year!

He designed the cake himself. He thought a magnifying glass would be a great fit to go along with the theme, and I agree!

He loved opening up his presents! I don't think he'll ever get too old for that! :)

And for those who were not in a hurry to leave, we brought some fun games to play afterwards.

Happy Birthday, Jase! Daddy and I love you very much. You are our first born sports fanatic and we can't believe what you are able to remember about games that happened before you were born! You love to laugh and love to hold the door open for others. Happy 10 years! And many more!