the biggest turns 7!

so. i'm a little late on this post, but my big man still deserves some celebrating.

TJ just celebrated his 7th birthday!! (i sorta can't believe i have been a mom for that long!)

i LOVE birthdays! i love making my child feel really special. so, we did just that for tj's birthday.

we started off the festivities with a birthday party at a local ice cream shoppe for his friends from school. they had a blast!





on the day of his actual birthday, right after he woke up, and ate the breakfast that he requested (porkroll, egg and cheese on a bagel....yes we ARE from NJ!) we blindfolded him and took him outside to get his gift.....


a GO KART! i'm not sure who is more excited about it, keith or tj. although, tj was pretty pumped. his first words.....when i saw that in the driveway a few days ago, i thought it was for uncle matt!!




next, it was off to school with some treats for his class...



after school, a favorite friend came over to play and stay for dinner. as requested by the birthday child, we had bbq chicken, "vegetables on the stick", and hot dogs for his friend. only tj would ask for veggies for his birthday dinner. when he went out for dinner with mimi for his birthday, he requested salad works! he did the same when gramps took him out to dinner. no wonder he's so skinny!

amia and pop pop stopped by (all the way from florida i might add) for some birthday cake.






i think tj had a really great seventh birthday! i am so glad. he deserves to be celebrated. he is such a great kid. i know every mom says that about her children, but i really am just so proud of tj. he is such a fantastic big brother, he is kind and compassionate, he is curious and eager to learn, he is super sweet (especially to me),he's confident, and he is faithful and loves jesus.

i love my biggest to pieces. and, tj will always have a special part of my heart because it is he who first made me a mom.