The blonde one turns EIGHT!

Oh my, can you believe that he's EIGHT?!  Owen celebrated his 8th birthday in March, and in grand Owen style, there was a lot of junk food, partying, presents, and friends!

He started out taking a box of yummy Pinckney Bakery cookies to his class.  The box came home with only a few raisin cookies left, so I think I'll say that was a hit.

Birthday morning we woke up and the boy insisted on presents first.  Being the Pokemon-obsessed kid that he currently is, there were lots of Pokemon cards, and he got his very own baseball bag!

For his birthday breakfast, Owen chose donuts from ... the Pinckney Bakery!  They did well by this kid, I tell you!  We all love the chocolate raised, but Owen is open to mixing it up with a cinnamon swirl, a bear-claw, a "twinkee" cream filled, or even just a sprinkle.

After a trip to baseball camp in the afternoon, we met up with Owen's friends at Lazer Planet in Dexter.  I'd never been to lazer tag, but the kids knew exactly what to do, and they had a blast!!!  It was a great group of friends - lots of smiles, lots of thank yous, lots (LOTS) of silly!

You'd think that was enough, but we started all over the next day with a party for the family!  Grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles and cousins all came to celebrate the birth of our Owen.  We had spaghetti, his favorite (this week) and he chose brownies for dessert.  He got more amazing gifts, though his reaction to the NYG Manning jersey was particularly memorable.

Happy Birthday, Owen!  We love you!!!