Ethan's 11

Ethan is 11!! I can't believe how time has flown right by! We had a birthday party for him this year. I was able to pay him off last year, but this year he really thought he needed a party. We planned a minute to win it party. It turned out to be a lot of fun. These kids are crazy! I had them try and drop mentos into a bottle of diet coke. None of them were able to do it. They eventually got really close and dropped them in...and as the coke spurted out they grabbed the bottles and chugged it!! It was very funny.
Then we did a balloon one. My pictures are top quality! Try to keep the balloon or balloons in the air for a minute. Not quite as exciting as the diet coke! Well, until the boys decided to be boys and stuffed their shirts with the balloons. That was much more fun!


I went all out and made Ethan a cupcake cake! It was just perfect!
They were supposed to get the cookies from their forehead to their mouths without using their hands. It was pretty difficult and they just couldn't resist eating the cookies!
Stacking the nuts with chopsticks...it was quite hard for them too. Especially with all the boys bumping the table.
This one was fun. They had to put vaseline on their noses and get the cotton balls from one bowl to another without using their hands. Tyler was really good at this game. He got all of the cotton balls out in record time.


But, the most exciting part of the entire weekend birthday that we had was this...Ethan got a motorcycle! Yes, it is a little scary. The first time he tried to take off was quite frightening to watch! I got it on video just to remind him. After a week of riding and a few times tipping over he thinks he is a pro. We made him buy a new helmet to help keep him safe. We were able to go to Koosharem the day he got his bike to share his birthday with everyone that was there. Ethan and his partner in crime, McKay, took it for a ride at night. This bike doesn't have a light, so, one drove and the other held a flashlight. I think they have too much fun sometimes! We love Ethan...he is a good boy! He works hard to do his best in school! He is always looking for the next adventure. Happy birthday Ethan!