Well, Matthew and Katie proclaimed this year to be their "best birthday ever!!" I am starting to notice a theme with this proclamations. :) Anyway... one of the things they loved was their birthday celebration seemed to keep going and going and going and going.
Their birthday celebration kick off was a trip to the movies... complete with popcorn, candy and lemonade. We all loved Bedtime Rhymes... seriously, Ashton and Matthew were almost embarrassing they were laughing so loud... and it was pretty cool to see an Usborne Science Encyclopedia in the movie. Then, to their sheer delight, the kids got to have a sleepover with Stacie at Grandma Craguns.
The next day, their actual birthday, we opened presents, did quickly did chores, and then read many chapters in Book 1 of of the Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew. The kids were so engrossed we ended up reading for 2 1/2 hours. That night Grandpa and Grandma Cragun prepared a special birthday dinner of favorite foods: Mac N Cheese (for Matthew) and Funeral Potatoes (for Kate). But the fun didn't end there... oh no... then we darted to the bowling alley for some real live (not wii) bowling. Jer and Will (teammates) were the winners. Will actually did a great job of kicking the ball down the lane. He got 8 or 9 pins everytime. Grandma and Grandma Cox met us at the bowling alley and then treated the kids to ice cream at Pollies.
They got wonderful presents and were thrilled with their special day!!
On Saturday, Bobbi came to visit (subject of another post) and brought more presents and on Sunday, all the children at Church sang them a birthday song and they got to go to the Bishop's office for a treat and a handshake. On Monday, they were the special birthday kids at school. They each got a crown and Matthew's classmates all made his a birthday card. They enjoyed showing their classmates pictures of them as babies and toddlers and sharing a treat with their friends.
We can't believe how old they are getting and are so proud of them!! They are such considerate kids and truly are best friends.
Happy Birthday Matthew and Katie!! We love you so much!
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