The kids mother, Kristy, Becky and her two children, Patty, Grandma, and Deanna all were present for Eddy’s 12th birthday. Next year will be his turn to be a teenager, but for right now he is not there yet. It is always good to have so much family around for a birthday celebration. Just like every birthday for the past couple years this one was a cookout. I am thinking that next year I will have to start investing in higher quality beef though, because I am not liking how the burgers are coming out. Everything was good, but I think everything can be better.

Eddy did not receive a great deal of gifts for his birthday this year, and I am told by parents who have older children that this theme will continue. Older they get the more expensive the gifts get and so it follows that they receive fewer. This year Eddy got a blue DSi XL and Pokemon Heart Gold. That game comes with a pedometer that actually helps you earn items and level up your Pokemon, so I think Eddy will want to walk around a lot! We all had a great time and of course if you want to see all the pictures from the birthday you can view them on the pictures page.