Harrison says...being 8 is GREAT!

And no wonder he loved his 8th birthday...it went on for weeks! To start, he had an "at home" birthday celebration at home with a huge stack of gifts. Here he is with the stash:


It was a baseball birthday for sure. He got a St. Louis Cardinals tee-shirt and ball cap. He also got his very first baseball glove.


Oh, and the part I liked the most...Dad made birthday doughnuts!

Later that night, we went to Logan's Roadhouse for dinner (Harrison's choice) and he got his "big gift" - an Albert Pujols jersey. He was very excited about that!

A few days later, on the following weekend, he had a birthday party with some of his best friends from school. The original plan was a swim party at State Farm Park, but due to the weather we moved the fun to Chuck E Cheese. The boys had a great time - Harrison especially liked playing skee ball.

Dad had some fun as well...

And what birthday would be complete without a good birthday spanking (yes, he got it at Chuck E's place):

The boys all had a great time - at least they seemed to from the noise in the van on the drive back. Note to parents...4 boys in a van for a 30-minute drive after a night at Chuck E's requires LOTS of concentration!

So, that was the first TWO rounds of Harrison's birthday. There was more to come...but I'll save that for another blog.