Nine at Noon!

CoCo is officially nine! Though he has already had a friend party and a sleepover with his cousin to celebrate his birthday, he did not officially gain nine-year-old status and privileges until today. So today, he officially gained the privilege of staying up until 8:30 and one more piece of laundry to fold every day. Here he is with the family after his morning presents.

CoCo added to his collection of Nerf guns, and our home felt like a battle zone all day. He was hugely disappointed when the gigantic Nerf gun he had been hoping for turned out to be a dud - the bullets kept jamming, but Daddy came to the rescue and took him to the store to exchange it for a "Berserker." Yes, the name says it all.

We had a temporary reprieve from bullet fire this afternoon when we went to see "Princess and the Frog." CoCo was a little bummed that he had to go to a G movie even though he is now 9, but he did understand the logic that all of his brothers were going too.

We had dinner with the grandparents tonight. CoCo chose taco salad this year. He got gift cards this year from both sets of grandparents. That seems like a tough transition for me. He really likes the gift cards, but that just makes him seem a little too old. Sigh.

Here is my big 9 year old!