My Little Turkey Hunter

 We have a great place close by to us called The Outdoor Campus. Layne and I love going there. The best part is it's all free! The Outdoor Campus offers lots of classes and they are super fun! Layne has taken several classes from archery to learning all about different types of animals.  Monday Layne and I went to a class on Turkey hunting. ( My boy is obsessed with all things hunting!). He was so excited to learn that he would be able to shoot nerf guns at actual turkey targets! 

Here he is shooting! Such a fun time!

He had a blast!! 

Besides going to the classes they great walking trails, a fun indoor play area, and lots of other cool stuff. Layne loves the fish tanks as well as the giant fish!

Here's Layne checking out the giant fish! So cool!

We have lots of plans to come back here in the future! 

Birthday Party Fun!

Sunday we had Layne's birthday party with all his friends. He wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pool party and that's what we had!

This is the cake I made. I used marshmallow fondant for the turtles and it worked out well. Layne loved the cake! He was excited that the turtles were on it!

Swimming in the pool with a couple of his little friends.

Slip N Slide fun! The kids thought this was a blast to go down with all the soap on it.

Look at them go!

Piñata time! I must admit that it always scares me a little giving little kids a stick to hit things with. Ha!

Power hitter!!

Opening presents with the help of his friends. 

After presents, more swimming took place. We had a full pool!

It was a great day! Layne had a blast and that makes me so happy. I'm glad I could throw this together for him. Love making that little boy smile!

Layne's 6th Birthday

Layne turned 6 on July 15th. He had a great day and was excited about all the great presents. 

He received a small kit of Jawbones from his great grandma and great uncle. He wasn't sure about them at first but after trying them out, he is obsessed! They are a blast to play with.

Layne was so excited about his next gift he received from his Grandma Lynda and Papa Georgie (my parents). He got his very one bow. He has been practicing with Matt and I and is getting the hang of it. 

My parents also bought him a farm set to add to the one he already has at there house. He was quite excited about this!

The day before his birthday he helped me make a cake for the daycare kids. The kids enjoyed the cake! 

Layne had asked for a scope for his BB gun so Matt had found him one at sd heels and surprised him with it. Matt had to help Layne get used to looking through a scope though, hence why he's covering his eye in the picture. Ha! 

 Besides the scope, we also got Layne a fourwheeler! He was so excited! He got it a few days before his actual birthday because it was a little hard to hide it from him but he didn't care!

Matts parents came over for supper on his birthday and Layne got to have his favorite, Papa Johns pizza and their apple pizza. They gave him a slip n slide and a soccer ball. He loved his soccer ball because it was his favorite color, green! We had a busy day on his birthday but it was so much fun!!

Birthday Boy!!

I am in shock that today my little boy, Layne, turns SIX! I can't believe that six years ago today I gave birth to this amazing little boy. 

Layne,

   Today you are 6! I can't believe how much you have grown this past year! You made great strides in Jr. Kindergarten and that made your dad and I so proud! Becoming a youth wrestler was another one of your big accomplishments. We loved cheering you on at tournaments and were so proud of you for how you handled yourself even when you didn't win. I love your sense of humor! You can always make me laugh. It also amazes me at how smart you are in certain subjects. You know so much about dinosaurs and construction equipment it's scary!  I love you more than you will ever know my little man! Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you and love you so!