It's Great to Be Eight

Duane turned eight!

We've had a few adventures all wrapped up in a small space of time. First we had Duane's birthday and the celebration of it. We surprised Duane by checking him out early from school! We let him pick anywhere he wanted to go and he wanted the nickelcade, which was a fantastically fun choice! We had a lot of fun, so much fun that we didn't have time for photos. He won enough tickets to buy a blow up hammer toy that I like to bop everyone on the head with. ;) ;) We went home after a stop at McDonald's, which was his choice of place to eat. At home, he had his cake. It was a real surprise for him! I'd made it while he was at school and he had no idea. Grandma Campbell sent the little pokemon toys for his birthday. He was thrilled beyond belief! :D

After all the birthday excitement came the pinewood derby. The pinewood derby was his very first cub scouts event/meeting. Grandpa Nerdin came up from Monitcello for the baptism, but he came the night before. He helped Duane make his car and did an awesome job! Especially when you consider he only had a few hours to work with.

We are so proud of our ever growing Duane!