Taylor made the big move into double digits this year. What a great kid he is. He is so smart (too smart for his own good), he is funny, and he looks out for his 5 year-old brother like no other. (That is, when he's not teasing him...) He is well-rounded too. He loves scouts, doing art projects, and playing most all sports.
His nickname at our house is "Smots." People always ask how that nickname got started. So here's the scoop on that: It's kind-of an evolutionary nickname I guess. When he was little, we called him Tater Tot, which progressed into Totso Smotso, which just ended in Smots. And for whatever reason, Smots has always stuck.
Here is a rundown of his big day:
First thing in the morning... holding up his 10 fingers since he's 10. And yes, that's a Butterfinger that he's snacking on in the early morning hours. Somebody had brought it to him, so he asked if he could eat it right then since it was his birthday. As you can see, I let him.
Just opened his birthday outfit...
And now his actual breakfast... that is, after the Butterfinger was all eaten. He wanted a ham and cheese omelet.
And then later, lunch @ Cafe Rio with a chicken burrito and a Mexican Coke.
That afternoon we went to "Brave"... which the boys liked ok. Eric thought it was too scary!
We met Steve in Salt Lake for dinner. Taylor wanted his presents loaded up and taken to be opened as soon as he possibly could. So, we had a little restaurant-parking-lot-present-opening-session.
These are some of his favorite presents:
His own "Big Barrel Bat"... apparently that extra 1/8 or 1/4 of an inch makes a big difference when smacking it out of the park!
A new mitt
And, of course Legos
Then dinner at Spaghetti Factory... my kids' favorite!
Taylor isn't a big fan of cake, but he decided we could do cupcakes. He wanted to light his own candles of course.
Looks like he'll get his wish!
Happy birthday Smots!
Happy birthday Smots!
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