Birthday Fun!

Wow, what a night! I took Brooke, Blake, and 2 of Blake's friends to the movie and to Happy Joe's tonight so Blake could celebrate his birthday with his friends. We went to see "Horton Hears a Who". It was cute, but I think the boys kind of got bored with it. Blake and his friends are into dirt bikes and four wheelers, so this Dr. Seuss movie just wasn't enough action for them! We headed to Happy Joe's after the movie where they played games, had pizza, and ice cream. I only wish I could describe how loud these three boys were! I thought having 9 girls for Brooke's birthday party was out of control! These 3 boys put that to shame! I kept having to tell Blake to be quiet so his friends could say what they wanted to say. He tends to dominate most (all) conversations. They sure had a good time though. He ended up spending the night with his friend Jonah so it's relatively quiet here. Although Rachel is here spending the night with Brooke. That Brooke is such a comic, she just loves to perform for Rachel..... and Rachel cracks up at everything Brooke does! They are quite a pair.
I always have funny stories to tell about Blake, but really some of the things that Brooke says are absolutely hilarious! For example, tonight as we were driving through Alexis, she noticed a lot of cars parked along the side of the street. Her comment was "Man those people are always having a party. We always see a ton of cars there!". Well..... it was Turnbull Funeral Home! I had to laugh because you should have seen her face when I told her it was funeral home and that there must be some type of service there tonight. Her response was, "Well, then yeah! There is always a party there!" . It was too funny. (Please don't think I'm insensitive.) She always seems to lighten the mood whenever I'm mad about something or even sad. I think that is such a great quality about her. I can just look at her and laugh, thinking of all the funny things she says and does.
Tomorrow is Blake's big 7th birthday! Say a little prayer for us.... he truly thinks he's getting a laptop for his birthday! Guess what...... he's NOT!! He'll have a big day. Brooke went shopping for him last night. I was so proud of her because she insisted on using her own money to buy him a gift. She found 2 really great things for him and spent her own money on it!! They must have been getting along yesterday! She'd probably buy him anything he wanted today because she was so excited he was going to spend the night with a friend! They are too funny.