We started the day with snickerdoodle pancakes, complete with candle that confused the heck out of Tess. Since there was only one candle Spencer was turning one, right?
Then at lunch time I picked Spencer up and took him out to lunch! What a fun mom I am! I have always resisted taking my kids out of school for any reason - I just have issues with it that are too long and boring to explain here. But my friends peer pressured me into it and I'm so glad they did. :) There's an awesome picture of him a lunch on Instagram, but I'm too lazy to get it off of my phone.
Anywho, the boy takes after me in that he loves sandwiches and s'mores. We had lunch at Subway and I made him a s'mores birthday cake. Isn't it awesome? Chocolate layer cake with graham cracker crust on each layer, covered in chocolate ganache and topped with marshmallow frosting. Pretty tasty. (And pretty to look at, if you ask me!)
I just love how festive our little nook looks for birthdays!
Poor Spencer hadn't been feeling all that great that afternoon, and by the evening he was feeling sick. But he powered through blowing out candles and opening presents, because that's what tough 11 year old boys do.
We got him Disney Infinity for his PC. He did not seem all that impressed even though he's the one who asked us to get it for him. (Good thing it was 50% off or I would have been more offended!)
And of course the obligatory Boy Scout manual and shirt - because he is now officially a BOY SCOUT!! (Yeah, he was snarkily posing with this gift.) ((Do you know what this means?! It means I have to sew patches on a scout shirt!! Kill me now.)
He also got an XBox controller for his computer, which he really was excited about.
And a book from Grandpa Viggo and Grandma Joy. (They know he's an avid reader!)
And a cool scouting compass from Grandpa ElRay and Grandma Susie.
We let him play on computer - a rare treat on a weeknight - but he felt so sick he never even had any birthday cake! Poor child.
The evening ended with him crying in bed because he felt sick and had to go to bed early. I felt really bad. What an awful birthday! I don't think it's fair to have awful birthdays until at least your 20's. The poor child stayed home from school today with a fever and chills.
Hopefully Friday will make up for it - we'll go out to eat at the restaurant of his choice and then hit Monster Mini Golf.
When I took the above picture it reminded me of one we took almost eleven years ago:
I guess we started him young...
Spencer is a pretty amazing kid. He's figured this whole school thing out. He LOVES little kids and taking care of them. He knows a lot about computers, at least for an 11 year old. He's smart and silly, and is very obedient. (For the most part. But aren't we all?) He LOVES computers and video games and talking smack while gaming online. He has zero body fat and a low tolerance for cold, but is always the first one to want to play out in the first snowfall of the year. He's GREAT on long car trips and puts up with a lot from his younger siblings, generally even with patience! Spencer is super friendly, a true Midwesterner, which is funny because he's my only child who wasn't born in the Midwest! He looks like a Roper, talks like a Madsen PC Gamer, and stays up late reading (I couldn't tell you where he gets that from...) ((Yes I could.)) (((It's me.))) He loves nachos, root beer, pizza, any kind of meat with gravy, and occasionally even eats something green! He is a good friend and chooses his friends wisely.
In other words, he is the perfect son.
We sure are lucky to have Spencer in our family! I love you, Spence!
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