Nolan Turns Eight!

Our first baby turned eight!!  The poor guy woke up on his birthday not feeling well.  He went to school but it wasn't long before the nurse called and he was back home.  He ended up running fevers all week long and just wasn't himself.  He got a basketball hoop for his birthday so you know he wasn't feeling well when he didn't even want to test it out or eat birthday cake.  Thankfully we had spent the weekend doing a couple of things to celebrate and he was feeling back to normal at the end of the week and ready for spring break.

No school on Friday so he chose to see a movie with his sisters.

Friday night he picked pizza for dinner.

Followed by a huge cupcake he chose from a new bakery we tried.

Nolan wanted to go to COSI again this year so we checked that out on Sunday.

Last sleep as a seven year old.

Putting on a brave face on the morning of his birthday.  He said his stomach hurt and he didn't want to eat his "8" donut but I thought he just didn't want to go to school on his birthday.  Poor kid really was sick.

Back at home and eating his school lunch.

His hoop was installed while he laid on the couch.  He had no idea.

He really only wanted to eat fruit so we put the cake in the fridge until he felt better and put a candle in some cantaloupe.  My dad and Mary were on their way back from Florida so they stopped in Columbus to wish him a happy birthday before heading back to Cleveland.

Once he felt well enough to play basketball it was time to leave for spring break so Nolan hasn't really had the time to try out his new hoop but the weather looks like it's about to get better any day and he will have plenty of days to go outside and play.

Nolan's Favorites:

Food:  hot dogs, salami, turkey, fruit, veggies, pizza, grilled chicken

Restaurant:  "Bob's"  aka Local Roots

Color:  blue

Toys:  Legos, Nerf guns

Sports:  baseball, golf, swimming

Things to do:  build forts with Max, fish, ride his bike, listen music

He's a great kid.  Such a good big brother.  Sensitive, thoughtful and sweet.  A good friend to his friends.  Tries hard in school.  Still loves to spend time with his family.  Funny and fun to be around.