Jack's birthday

And now for Jack!  Jack turned 9 Friday, January 22nd.  We had cupcakes at Kids 4 Truth last week, special meals all day Friday, and a big cookie to share with his class.  And then Saturday the whole family and a school buddy Mark met us at the Wow Zone in Mankato for bowling and laser tag and other games.  Then we went to Grizzly's, one of our favorite places to eat in Mankato.  It worked out for some to meet us there and for others to come back to Fairmont for the rest of the weekend.  It was wonderful having them here.  And Jack racked up with lots of fun, gifts, and loved showered on him.  I reminded him that the best gift he got was all of the love from others that was shown to him.  It means so much to me as a mom.  There's nothing like the relationships of family and friends.  There will be more pictures to follow but here is his UFO from Aunt Nancy in action, and some from our Mommy-Jack date which involved the Chinese Buffet and the Sports and Dollar stores.  He liked walking around wishing for things.  Kind of like me at a home store!  It was fun having that time together.  It's been exciting seeing him grow up this year especially.  He even sang a solo in church which was a blessing to us to see him get right up there and sing out about being a servant.  That's what we pray for!