HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY SPENCER!!

I awoke this morning and I would like to know who took my last 10 years away!  Where did they go?  I feel like sometimes I blink and oh, that was last year.  It just seems to fly by faster and faster.  So this morning, I didn't feel any different when Spencer climbed in our bed and I heard Scott say, "Hey there, birthday boy!"  And Spencer climbed over him and settled in the middle between us.  I remember him doing this when he was 3 years old!  And now, he takes up the whole middle and you sure don't want him laying on top of you to snuggle unless you don't want to breath!  

I asked Spencer earlier in the week what was his picture for the day and how would he like to celebrate.  So this was his response after he thought about it for a few minutes.  "I want us to go to IHOP for breakfast because they make the best pancakes.  Then I want us to have hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch, your homemade chicken pot pie for dinner and that chocolate cake with the white fluffy icing and crushed chocolate bars in the icing.  AND NO SCHOOL."  Now, step back from this for a second and does anyone else hear what I hear?  THE WHOLE DAY is centered around the meals for the day.  I mean, if God did not clone my husband in my son, I am not sure what He did!  LOL!  Spencer's love language is food obviously and when I kissed him good night, his last question was, "What are we having for breakfast tomorrow?"  For the love of God .... I am a short-order cook.  

So after Scott and Spencer had IHOP for breakfast (birthday date with Dad), he opened his presents and there is just something funny and odd about money.  Particularly when he is kissing the money.  I feel a need to work on this obviously.  But he received of money and a gift card for his birthday and Scott took him to downtown Raleigh and he bought a new skateboard instead of the Tony Hawk Ride Wii game.  It is the brand, "Girl" and he was so excited.  This is the new board everyone wants.  So as he is making his decision, Scott pulls the kid behind the counter and wants to know what is the message in this and is there some message we need to know.  He also googled it but nothing came up.  So he came home with a lime green board, black bottom and this girl restroom sign on the bottom.  I know .... I have no idea either.  But he has had the best time riding it and I am taking him to the park tomorrow.  He is very excited about it.  We had our burgers, pot pie and cake this evening.  It was a very fun, relaxing day and no school!!   And you have to make this chocolate cake .... the icing is this homemade icing and that makes you want to eat it with just about anything .... it is just so good.  :)