Mac Eliason, Age 8

That's there for any Ramona Quimby fans.

Today was the big day! Mac had a big smile on his face all day long, which for the most part, is the way Mac is. Of course he has his grumbles, but Sam and I were just saying how he really is a kid who sees the bright side of things most the time. His feelings don't get hurt easily, he's comfortable in any situation, he has lots of different types of friends, and he just likes to have fun! Our hope is that this strong sense of himself will be a strong sense in his faith in God and that his courage will make him a light for Jesus with whomever he's around.

Mac woke up to balloons (of course) and about 8 inches of snow. He figured he would tell his friends to bring their snow boots, so they could still play outside.


When the boys got home from school, they immediately got to work. They made a trail from the back door to the tree house and the trampoline.


Elly and Mac got up in the tree house and shoveled off the deck. They also cleaned it out. Apparently that's another area I need to check once in a while for filth!


Nate cleared the patio where we would hang a pinata


After eating some pizza, we headed out for some pinata action


Mac took the first crack...it took all the kids going through twice to break the thing open


Our birthday boy. I love the smile he gets when the birthday cake is put in front of him. I feel like I have many birthday pictures of him like this!


Make a wish!


I tried out a rainbow cake this year. It was a fun surprise to cut open the cake.


If you look super close, maybe you can see that we got Mac a mini-leatherman. It comes in a case that he can attach to his cub scout belt. Feels like a right of passage to get a little boy his first pocketknife or leatherman...Better start checking for carvings in their tree house!


All the boys wanted to check it out. That's a liability waiting to happen!


From danger to cuddly...Mac loved his Happy Napper from Gramma and Papa Eliason. He was saving his money for one, so was super excited to unwrap it. Mac just seems more and more grown up everyday, but then when you see his eyes light up for a new cuddly...I know my little boy is still in there! Happy Birthday Buddy!!!