Zach's 11th birthday

We went to a pool for Zach Man's birthday celebration.  He had requested a pool with a waterslide, so we checked it out, and it was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so we scheduled to go on Wednesday.  However, this particular week they decided to close on Wednesday as well. :(  So we went to another pool that has a smaller slide...only to find out that they don't have water in that pool right now.  That is how things tend to work around here, but thankfully Zach had a great attitude, and we still had a lot of fun at a pool without a slide.

A couple of his friends were able to join us for the day, and we played a couple games.  This one is a local party tradition where the grid with goodies tied to it is lowered and raised quickly over and over so that you have to jump to get your treat.  It's kind of dangerous in my opinion since inevitably someone gets an elbow to the mouth as they are going up and their neighbor is coming down, but what 11 year old wouldn't enjoy that anyway? :)

Pin the spider on the web...

 ...and a water balloon toss.

 I think the dive-for-matchbox-cars-that-mom-throws-into-the-pool game was their favorite, but since Mom was throwing cars, she didn't get any pictures.

Zach requested fudge instead of birthday cake, and it is tough to get candles into fudge, so we put the candles in watermelon instead. :)

 Zach loved the yummy fudge his sister made for him.

 Time for presents!

 

 Ready to open the present (superheroes lego set) from his grandparents, already wearing his new green sports shirt from his parents.

Happy Birthday, Zachary!  We are so proud of the young man of God that you are becoming, and we can't wait to see what amazing plans HE has in store for you.  We love you!