Did you see that number. 16! Do you know what that means!
Peter is such a wonderful, unique, interesting, funny, handsome, adorable, quirky, boy. So how do you celebrate that appropriately.
Well. . . this kid still wants Star Wars X-box games for his birthday. We made him use his birthday money to buy that, but it made his day. He invite a couple of boys from the ward over to play with him. Several of them came and gave him an aweomse birthday poster, wishing him luck in Priests quorum. Only one could stay and play but that was Peter's favorite birthday memory.
We all went to see the Lego movie, the only appropriate movie available at the time, but since Peter has a long history with Legos and still displays his best ships in his room, it was the perfect fit.
Meanwhile, back at our home, 2 exciting birthday events were unfolding.
First, our dear neighbors across the street, who all adore Peter (Jared, dad, Aimee, mom, Taylor, 11 year old girl, and Logan, 8. Austin, 5 , and Tallin, 3) were busily giving us our first toiletpapering in Arizona. Aimee, having led a life of a teenager raised in a small town, is quite the toiletpapering proficient. It was complete with posters all over and even window paint mocking Peter's Utah Ute's alliance, with Go Cougar messages and even blue cougar paws leading to the door.
I can tell you there is nothing that makes you feel more thought about than a good, loving, toilet-papering!
But wait! There is more. . .
I just didn't have the umph to throw a party, but everyone deserves a surprise party sometime in their life. So instead I through a surprise birthday cake and ice cream party. To be exact it was a homemade-reeses-peanut-butter-cup-ice-cream-cake-party.
The day before I had texted all the boys in the ward that know Peter. Both the teachers and the priests, a few leaders and our neighbors across the street.
I had a couple of the boys come over during the movie to let everybody in.
So first we walk up to the spectacular toilet-papering and then walk back into our kitchen/great room area where about 20 people were there to shout surprise and enjoy cake!
It was perfect!
He felt so loved!
I felt so grateful for a wonderful ward and neighborhood.
These events made the new mountain bike almost seem insignificant.
Although Pete's favorite present might have been his University of Utah tie from James. Very selfless on James, the huge cougar fans, part.
Driving is going to take a little time for Pete since we have pretty high expectations for boys before they get behind a $30,000 wheel and take everyone's life into their own hands. Will post when that milestone is crossed.
Crazy with them, couldn't live without them. The happenings of all 4 Stanley boys (Dad included), as experience by wife and mom.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Seth turns 13
My Baby Boy:
We love to watch family movies. We would do it every weekend if we could. Seth was the most adorable baby. When I get technologically smart enough to load our family movies onto the computer I will play my favorite movie of Seth as he is singing "Do as I'm Doing" while balancing on top of an old compost bin in our backyard in Sandy. He is three and it is one of my most precious possessions.
Seth's thirteenth birthday was memorable as well. How can you ever forget what 14, 13 year olds, running around your house and yard, feels like.
I didn't help. Having them play "minute to win it games" that included transporting dog biscuits from bowl to bowl, slurping jello, digging through spaghetti and earth worms, and more, I couldn't except much more than the total exuberant antics and reactions of this great group of boys. I even made them play the "poopy diaper" game. Popular at baby showers this is a great early teen game for boys as well.
They have to guess what candy bar was melted in a baby diaper.
It was beyond a hit to be sure. One boy wanted to keep the diapers as souvenirs.
Let it be known throughout the world that Seth was probably the oldest teenager to get his own phone. And it was a dumb phone, not a "smart" phone, I refuse to pay for that. 6 months later is it broken. (glad I didn't sign away $600 plus on that)
He also bought James' iPod touch off of him, which now spends more time with Dave then with Seth since as part of the rite of passing through male teenagehood you must be unable to put down a small electronic device. It seems controlling your amount of time mindlessly playing games or watching meaningless video clips, is not part of their nature.
Seth is, however, an amazing boy.
He has a heart of gold and not only looks out for others, tries to include othesr, he even challenges a bully or two, in defense of others.
Seth is particular loving to those with special needs and he has signed up to spend one class each day, next year, working with the special needs youth at the school, and helping them enjoy their P.E. class.
Seth is a follower of Jesus Christ with a budding testimony.
He is very smart and now how good control of maneuvering his 3 honors classes along with piano, and soccer.
(I am hoping that keeping your room clean comes with age 14? James does, but Seth's is a pig sty)
We love to watch family movies. We would do it every weekend if we could. Seth was the most adorable baby. When I get technologically smart enough to load our family movies onto the computer I will play my favorite movie of Seth as he is singing "Do as I'm Doing" while balancing on top of an old compost bin in our backyard in Sandy. He is three and it is one of my most precious possessions.
Seth's thirteenth birthday was memorable as well. How can you ever forget what 14, 13 year olds, running around your house and yard, feels like.
I didn't help. Having them play "minute to win it games" that included transporting dog biscuits from bowl to bowl, slurping jello, digging through spaghetti and earth worms, and more, I couldn't except much more than the total exuberant antics and reactions of this great group of boys. I even made them play the "poopy diaper" game. Popular at baby showers this is a great early teen game for boys as well.
They have to guess what candy bar was melted in a baby diaper.
It was beyond a hit to be sure. One boy wanted to keep the diapers as souvenirs.
Let it be known throughout the world that Seth was probably the oldest teenager to get his own phone. And it was a dumb phone, not a "smart" phone, I refuse to pay for that. 6 months later is it broken. (glad I didn't sign away $600 plus on that)
He also bought James' iPod touch off of him, which now spends more time with Dave then with Seth since as part of the rite of passing through male teenagehood you must be unable to put down a small electronic device. It seems controlling your amount of time mindlessly playing games or watching meaningless video clips, is not part of their nature.
Seth is, however, an amazing boy.
He has a heart of gold and not only looks out for others, tries to include othesr, he even challenges a bully or two, in defense of others.
Seth is particular loving to those with special needs and he has signed up to spend one class each day, next year, working with the special needs youth at the school, and helping them enjoy their P.E. class.
Seth is a follower of Jesus Christ with a budding testimony.
He is very smart and now how good control of maneuvering his 3 honors classes along with piano, and soccer.
(I am hoping that keeping your room clean comes with age 14? James does, but Seth's is a pig sty)
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