November 10th was Liam's 12th Birthday! It is so crazy to me how old my kids are, lol!! So, for all the kids' birthdays this year we have been having a small gathering of immediate family for cake and ice cream, and for their present from us, they get a "Day Out with Mom and Dad". They get to choose where to go, where to eat, what to do, where to shop, and basically pick out whatever they want for their birthday. It has been a great thing too! Getting one on one time with each of them and getting to talk to JUST them, discover new (and existing, lol) parts of their personalities, and be relaxed and just have FUN with them. So anyway, Liam's actual birthday fell on a Thursday so we just had a small family dinner at Grandma Kelley's with Pizza Hut Pizza and a DQ Ice Cream Cake that Liam picked out himself.
Vivianne was very clingy that night.
It was either right in my lap or right in Liam's lap, all the time, no exceptions, lol!
Eden thought it would be funny to eat her cake like a puppy!
On Sunday, the 13th, Jeremy and I took Liam out for his special day. He had chosen to go to Iowa City. We went to the Mall and ate at the Mellow Mushroom, shopped at cool stores, had yummy snacks, and at the new Popeye's! Liam had a ton of fun shopping for clothes and picking out cool new stuff for his room. He actually didn't buy any toys at all!! Crazy! He loved Hot Topic and picked out his cool new Fall Out Boy jacket there. All in all, he ended up with a crap ton of new stuff and he was happy as can be!
We had a great day together! I love Liam's personality. Right now he is very in to listening to music, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and techie gadgets. He is a goofball that likes to make people laugh, even if it means getting himself in trouble doing it, lol! I love this super duper 12 year old!
