Happy 10th Birthday, Jackson!

10 Years Old!  Say what?! 

That means that Jackson's daddy and I are 10 years older than the day he was born.  Say it ain't so!

Friday morning this kid woke up on cloud 9.  He had opted for no party this year when I offered going on a weekend trip instead.  Smart boy!  At 6:30 am, he opened a gift containing an LA Dodgers ball cap and discovered that we were bound for Los Angeles the next morning!
He was SO excited.  Really, truly, just giddy with excitement.  

His sister and I raced around town for a bit, collecting birthday donuts for his whole class and then Wendy's for lunch.

Jackson is 10!  He shared a donut with each one of his classmates...

and then had a group of friends over to play when school got out.

These kids played soccer in our backyard for a while...

then moved on to 3 v 3 basketball.

It was a gorgeous day to be outside.  A couple hours later, he was at football practice.  Even though it's flag football, he and Caden collided heads.  J's lip got cut and his front tooth was knocked loose.  His face was just covered in blood.  Not ideal for anyone, especially on their birthday.  We left practice early and went home to regroup.  No time to be lazy, though.  We had a family birthday dinner at Desperado's to get to!

At his request, he opened some presents before the food arrived.  This four-square ball and target practice football were from his favorite cousin.

In the meantime, Cami was making the rounds.  She sat in Gigi's lap for a while, then went to see Memaw, Aunt Maria and Aunt Lyndsie.  Our little social butterfly!

$100 for the birthday boy--wowsers!  

It was a really fun night with the whole family.

"Happy Birthday dear Jackson, happy birthday to YOU!!!"