My Eleven Year-Old

Noah celebrated his 11th birthday last Wednesday!

I wish I could say it was with much pomp and circumstance, but our mid-week schedule didn't leave much room. He went straight from school to soccer practice to church clubs. We did add in some fun and little surprises that day and on into the weekend though, including giant rice krispie treats for his soccer carpool, cards from family, a morning at the mall with mom, getting a new (used) bike, movie and game night with the family including "School of Rock" on DVD, the school Walkathon, a classmate's Laser Storm party, and the icing on the cake -- purchasing his new red and black Nintendo DS lite -- which he immediately took out of the box on the way home in the van and declared it "breath-taking"(insert drool here).

Hard to believe the silly-faced toddler in the picture is now an 11-year old preteen. Almost a middle-schooler!!! At least he still has a silly face.