Brock turns 9!!!

Brock had a nerf gun war party this year, it has been about the only thing he has played with except his IPOD of course:)  We had a bunch of boys over to first draw their pictures for target practice, then we built forts to do our war.  While we let the paint dry on the forts we moved on to target practice, they had water balloons to throw at the set up they got a point for hitting someones can and two points for hitting the star.  The kids LOVED this (even Chad was talking about it later) we will be doing this in some form again!  Then they had cake and homemade rootbeer and then they went to war.  It was a really great party and I think everyone had a lot of fun.  
His cake was made to look like a battle field, I had a lot of fun with it.  The leaves are painted onto basil leaves and then the chocolate is peeled off when dry, the grass was a new tip I got and I love it made it really easy to do.
I cannot believe that my baby boy is already 9, it just cannot be!!  He makes me feel old almost everyday, we are hitting the tweener years and you can really tell lately.  He has an attitude about everything and mom is NOT that smartest person in the world or even smart anymore.  He can still be such a sweetheart when he wants to be though and really loves to help Kaylee with doing things (sometimes when she does not want the help).  He is as always a great student with straight As, he is SO much like his daddy it is not funny.  If he doesn't get it right right away it is stupid and he hates it, so it is good that he gets things most of the time!  

He loves to draw, he always has a sketch pad out trying to draw something.  He has been making little comic strips this year and it is a lot of fun to watch how he is growing in it and how the story keep evolving into more and more.  His biggest strength is math again but it has finally started to move to a level where he actually has to learn something at school which has been nice this year.  I do not have to hear how bored he is everyday now:) I can't wait to see what he grows up to be and I know whatever it is he will be great!!