Gavin's 8th Birthday

On Monday, our sweet Gavi-boy had a very special birthday!  He turned 8 years old!!  He has been anticipating this birthday for awhile, because he has been dying to be baptized and start cub scouts!

A fun birthday tradition is that I give the option of bringing lunch from a favorite place to school OR we can go out for lunch.  This year, Gavin chose to go to out to lunch at Chick-fil-a.  He also invited Grandpa Hamilton to join us, since he works in the neighborhood right across the street from us!

He asked for chicken lasagna roll ups for dinner, so that's what you see here, all over his face.  Ha! 

Mula from Great Grandma Hamilton!

Pokemon DS games are always a hit!

This silly kid asked for Airheads for his birthday so when I saw
this huge box at Target, I couldn't resist!!

Minecraft Legos!!

His own iPod!!!!! 

{The above picture reminded me of this picture from when Gavin was 3.5 yrs old.
He has always loved music and now he can listen to his own tunes!}

Gavin is not a lover of frosting, but he asked for a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting for his birthday.  I tried a new, from scratch recipe, after scouring long and hard for the perfect one.  This was THE best chocolate cake!!  And ginormous!!!  Kinda reminded everyone of the chocolate cake from Matilda!

Gavin got to attend cub scouts today for the first time!!  He was bouncing around from the time he got home from school, hardly able to wait until it was time to go!

Gavin has such the sweetest disposition.  He is also very sensitive and can have his feelings upset easily.  He is a very smart boy.  He has yet to miss ONE word on a spelling test EVER!!  He is also in the gifted program at school.  His teacher frequently sends me emails, letting me know how well he listens and follows directions in class.  Gavin LOVES apples and will eat one or two a day!  Gavin also loved to read.  He is slowly tackling the Harry Potter series, even though he's only in second grade!  He still sleeps with his "QQ" (Precious Moments) blanket that Great Grandma Adams made for him when he was a baby.  I love the sprinkle of freckles across his nose and cheeks.  I love his curly hair and his "squirl" in the front of his hair.  He always reminds our hair girl not to cut it off when she cuts his hair. ;)   He has a testimony of the gospel.  He shares it often and gets emotional doing so.

We love you SO much, Gavin West!  Happy Birthday!!!