Van's Birthday

Van is 8! I can't believe he is so big! We had a birthday party for him with all his friends and it was a lot of fun. I used his love for rocks as my inspiration for his decorations and activities. I got chocolate rocks, candy rock suckers and pop rocks from my local candy store . I used the chocolate rocks to decorate his oreo ice cream cake and put the leftover rocks in little sundae cups for snacking. I used an old candy jar to display the rock suckers and put the pop rocks by their take-home bags. The kids created homemade crystals as they started arriving and once everyone was here we went out back to smash open geodes. They LOVED that! We finished up with cake and presents. My family came down from Boise and my aunt took pics for me (will post soon). One of Van's gifts from us was his first set of scriptures and a journal, he said they were his favorite gift. Before bed he asked me to help him write his first journal entry. He is such a sweet boy and I am so proud he is my son.