Double digits!

My oldest child turned 10 this year!  Alan was so excited, as he is with everything about growing up.  He is almost 5 feet tall and he enjoys standing on his tiptoes and saying he is getting close to my height.  He is really starting to act older too - he has a great sense of humor and he is a big help around the house. 

Getting ready to open presents:

Camping stuff!  That should come in handy on that summer backpacking trip:

 

Opening his Lego game:

Alan went on a treasure hunt to find his gift from his siblings:

There's a clue in the fridge?!?:

He found it!  A box of chocolates!  I got a couple of boxes of chocolates for my birthday and he was very impressed by them.  He was happy to get his own:

It was Alan's turn for a friend party this year.  He decided he wanted a Minions birthday party.  So we had a Minions cake:

and Minion treat bags:

I think we ended up with 7 kids at the party.  We played Minute-to-win-it games and then had pizza and cake and ice cream:

 

Kids at this age can be so loud - they are so exuberant about everything!:

Opening presents:

Then they all went downstairs and watched the Minions movie.  After that it was time for everyone to go home.  Alan had a great time!