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Matthew loves birthdays as much as he loves Christmas.  He counts down the days to his birthday all month long.  He makes a birthday wish list and puts it on the fridge.  He talks about his upcoming party constantly and wants to make sure all the details are in place.  He had been wanting a laser tag party, and we were able to pull it off!  The kids got pizza, drinks, 2 games of laser tag, and cake (or in this case, donuts because Matthew doesn't like cake).  I think everyone had a great time, especially Matthew.  He got several great gifts, and a good variety too.

The next morning (Sunday), was his actual birthday.  I made him a pancake and sausage breakfast (Allison insisted that we color the pancakes green for Matt's favorite color), and we sang Happy Birthday to him.  We also gave him a gift from us:

He had an awesome birthday weekend!

(Side note:  After his birthday party on Saturday, he had a soccer game.  He finally got to play offense and he scored two goals!!  What a great way to end such an eventful day!)