Cade turned nine at the end of July but we’ve been traveling and so I am just now getting these up.

For his birthday party he took two friends to see the movie Turbo.  It is about a snail….that races. 

Yeah, I know, the thought of such a plot would make most of us roll the eyes and cringe at paying to see such a movie.  But the boys have talked about nothing else since.  Apparently it is THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE.  So y’all just might want to change your date plans for Friday and go see that one instead.  For Cade this movie was right up his alley.  He has never outgrown his love for cars and though I was sad to see him grow out of calling them “go goes”, I am glad that he has grown into such a nice boy. He is bright and friendly and determined as all get out.  My mom tells me that I used to hound her about things I wanted to do constantly.  Well, this kid puts me to shame.  If my mother could experience his hounding on a daily basis I think she would not only agree that he puts me to shame, but she would laugh wickedly while doing it.

We had Cade’s favorite birthday “cake that’s not a cake”, Heavenly Dirt.  Perfect for all 9 year old boys.

Yuck!

Our present to Cade was a trip to the craft store to pick out a craft to make.  He loves to do any kind of craft and…hounds me about them all day long.  He chose one that was a car, naturally, and then went home and proeceeded to…hound me about it putting it together.

He couldn’t do it on his own, however. 

So Grandpa H came all the way from Colorado to help him out.  Grandpa comes from a long line of model car makers.  Thanks, Grandpa!

A new Bumble bee Transformer was the Pièce de résistance for this boy’s birthday.  He has eaten, slept, bathed (ok, maybe not bathed) and played with this thing 24 hours a day since his birthday.  Can you tell he gets a little obsessive? 

Sarin’s gift was the best, though.

His own bottle of Gatorade. 

We love you Caderade!  Thanks for making life interesting at our house!