Dallin's 7th Birthday

This year Dallin turned 7 on December 30th. Just a little bit more to add to our celebrations. Dallin really wanted a science party. Thanks to my friend Jill who had already done a science party for her son in November, Dallin's party was a success. My favorite was my mad scientist hubby who performed all of the experiments for me. The kids had a great time performing science experiments. Of course, they loved watching the bottle of soda with Mentos explode. It was so much fun. We had a sign on the door that read "Enter with Caution Mad Scientist at work".
Dallin had a great birthday, he got a lego airplane from his grandpa that we had fun putting together. He also got a magic set from his Nany and is learning some magic tricks.
We are so grateful to have such a wonderful 7 year old. It is so crazy to think that Dallin is going to turn 8 next year and be baptized. We set a goal about 6 months ago that we would read the Book of Mormon as a family before Dallin gets baptized. We are trying really hard, and are already in the book of Mosiah. Dallin has also set a New Year's resolution to improve in his reading this year in school by reading a couple verses from the Book of Mormon himself. He has done a pretty good job doing this. He is also trying to improve on the piano this year, and actually is doing much better practicing. New Year's are great.
Happy Birthday Dallin. For his birthday he wanted a steak dinner and a lemon chiffon cake. So, we slaved away making lemon chiffon cake. It was so yummy, then for his party I made a volcano cake.
Things that I will remember about Dallin this year are, that he started 1st grade, he finally learned to tie his shoe this year, and we have had so much fun doing science experiments and art projects at home together. His teacher told me the other day that Dallin is her savior. She says that I am so lucky to have a son like Dallin. I agree with her, he is a great kid. He has always been such a good kid and so mature. He is a wonderful older brother, and he actually begs me to let him do chores. I sure love this kid, and I hope that he will always be a good kid. Happy Birthday Dallin!!!