Jackson Turns Eight

Jackson's birthday fell on a Thursday this year. He started the day with some blueberry birthday muffins. We all sang "Happy Birthday", and he blew out a few candles- only three since we couldn't get eight to fit on a muffin. He celebrated at school with cookies and cheese puffs. I was actually able to sneak down and join the party myself. Well, when you are the host you get to pick the time and so I timed it perfectly to be during my planning time. (I do love teaching at the same school my kid attends.) Jackson had a baseball game that night so we grabbed a quick dinner at Moe's and headed to the game. Unfortunately the Red Sox lost, but Jackson did have two good hits. He quickly opened his presents right before having to head to bed. He got a snow cone maker, a baseball bat, helmet, and a bag to put it all in. A pretty good birthday for an eight year old!