Jackson's 6th Birthday

It's official!  On Sunday morning at 8:26, Jackson turned 6 years old.  He had been counting down the hours for the previous 24 hours!  Think he was excited?

We celebrated by having homemade pancakes, maple bacon and some cheesy eggs.  J opted out of the eggs, but promptly put away 3 pancakes and 4 slices of bacon.  He was one happy little guy.

It was a really nice, calm way to start the day and we all had fun with the birthday boy.

Since his last basketball game of the season was later that afternoon, he and daddo needed to get in a little practice time. 

I think all that hard work paid off...

because Jackson was ready to roll by game time!  He won the tip-off and was off and running.

He played so well the whole game, scoring 12 points and getting lots of rebounds.  He even intercepted a handful of passes and played smart ball.  We were really proud of him.

Victory!  The Mavericks won 27-5.  They ended the season with 7 wins and 1 loss.  Pretty impressive!

After the game we went home and got ready for our cookout with the fam.  Uncle Scott, Aunt, Lyndsie, Uncle Andrew, Aunt Maria, Poppi, Boom, Gigi and Madison were all there to wish Jackson happy birthday one more time.  We had cheeseburgers, chips and ranch style beans--all of J's favorites.  We also went around the table and everyone shared something that they really liked about Jackson.  It was so nice and he loved it. 

A few things that were said: Jackson is a great big brother and I love him. (Lila). Jackson tries hard to be the best at everything, whether it's sports, reading or math. Jackson has great love for the Texas Rangers and can remember all of their stats! Jackson shows people how much he loves them. Jackson is a brave little guy! Jackson still gives me hugs at school and tells me that he loves me every day. Jackson has a kind heart.

I know that there were more, but I can't remember them!  To sum it up, though, we think he's a pretty cool little dude.

We had just enough cupcakes left over from the night before, so I didn't have to make another cake!  Yay!  Jackson chose a vanilla cupcake and we all enjoyed dessert with him.

Present time!  He got so many nice things from everyone.

One of his favorites was this electric guitar from Memaw and Poppi.

He also loved the Cowboys jersey and helmet.  In fact, he's worn it quite a bit since he opened it~he takes it in the car and wears it around the house, too.  Ha!  Guess you never know when a football game might break out. 

This sums up our 6 year old so well - playing soccer and wearing his new goalie gloves, basketball uniform and football helmet.  Think he's a sports nut?? 
Love it.  And we love you, J man!  So very much.