Asher's 7th Birthday!!

Saturday was Asher's 7th birthday!! It started off as any good birthday should, with some delicious birthday cereal. This year it was Reese's Puffs.

Then it was time to open his present.

It was a new bike!  He was pretty excited about said bike.

The kids were also pretty enthralled with the box in which the bike came. It was perfectly Asher's length.

It was also big enough for two.

He was super happy to be able to put the bike together. (He was trying to put on the pedals within seconds of opening the box!)

The box was played with, on and off, for the entire day...sometimes by the entire crew at once.

After the bike was all put together, it was time to take it out for his first ride. Unfortunately, it was a bit chilly on Saturday but that didn't stop him. He just bundled up and headed out.

Birthday pictures (in a post to follow) and a traditional picture with Momma. That tongue!

Per his request, we celebrated by going swimming at King's Pointe.

The kids all enjoyed the slides. Here the two older boys were taking a tube up the three flights of stairs to head down a slide together. They earned that super-fun ride!

I love how he still comes up smiling!

After swimming, it was time for Asher meatballs. This recipe has changed drastically in the past few years (we've been able to add milk, cheese, wheat (at least for a little bit there), and egg) but they are still called Asher meatballs if they are served over rice.

And after dinner it was time for cake!

This year Asher requested an ice cream cake like Addilyn had on her birthday, only with chocolate. This cake had triple chocolate (chocolate ice cream, Cocoa Pebbles coated in semi-sweet chocolate, and mini chocolate chips).
After dessert, we drove a couple miles north of town and laid, all bundled up, in a field to watch the International Space Station fly over. It took six minutes and was super bright. It was really fun!
I asked Asher at the end of the night if he had a good birthday and he said it was his best one yet. I'm so glad, Asherman!