Braxton's Birthday Surprise

         Shane and I surprised Braxton for this 11th Birthday with a trip to the FlowRider. He has been asking for years to do this and we kept telling him he was too young.  He was so happy and loved every minute of it.  He probably said thanks 25 times during and after we went.  He liked the body boarding better although did quite well with the surfing.  Shane was doing really well with the surfing.  Only had to use the rope once, then of on his own.
        We then went to Chuck-a-rama (or Chuck-a-gramma as you have taught your brothers) for dinner which is like a little boy heaven, all you can eat of everything.  We don't frequent places like that so they were pretty excited.

Happy #11 Braxton.  Here is 11 things about you right now:
1-You are obsessed with you hair.  Loving the fauhawk.
2-You started to wear deodorant and smelly stuff to school, for the ladies :)
3-You love to be outside.  Every second you get you are out exploring and riding your new motor scooter.  You have to ride your bike everyday regardless of the temperature--in shorts of course.
4-You are playing soccer and baseball right now, and we sure love watching you play.  You are quite athletic.
5-You are very sassy.  Not a sentence comes out of my mouth that you don't argue with.  It is a bit tiring, but I know it is part of growing up.
6-You get very excited about things.  Jumpy, in fact, when you are excited.
7-You really do not like school lunch.  PB&J everyday for you.
8-Reading is not really your thing, but you like it when you are doing your 20 minutes.  You love telling me the plot of your story after you finish your reading.
9-5th grade is going really well so far.  You are getting your things accomplished and getting good grades.  You are getting very tall but remaining very skinny.
10-You are a bit spacey.  Things just don't register all the time.  Like being told two things, you often forget what the second one was and come back to ask what it was.
11- Your mom and dad love you more than anything in the whole world.  You are our world.  You make us smile everyday and we are happy that all those 11 years ago the Lord saw fit for that Doctor to miraculously see what was wrong with your heart so we could spend many years with you.