Ryan's 14th Birthday

We celebrated Ryan's birthday last night cause Megan had a practice on his birthday. Ryan's so easy going that didn't bother him at all. Plus, he had a school fieldtrip on his birthday so that made it seem fun.

The birthday boy with his cake - ice cream cake. I know...I'm surprised it wasn't Strawberry Shortcake too. He wasn't totally thrilled with it so my guess is back to shortcake next year.

Megan jumped in a picture with Ryan when we realized they were both in Hawkeye t-shirts.

Ryan & his gifts with a big smile cause Bruce & Megan were teasing him.

Ryan picked this Hawkeye plaque out at Iowa Book & Supply last summer while we were in Iowa City. Funny thing is he forgot about it so it was actually a surprise.

We got a close-up shot so Brent could check it out. Ryan figured Brent will be envious.

Brent - try to guess all 8 former Hawkeye now NFL stars!

Mom & Dad got Ryan a new batting helmet for his birthday. I told him to model it so they could check it out. It's a new style that isn't shiny. Bruce & Ryan tell me it's the new cool style. He had to get a new helmet since his other helmet is too small & was red. His new team is green & gold so we went with black. Ryan said thanks for the helmet Grandma & Grandpa.

Overall, I think he had a good birthday. Thanks to everyone who sent him a card, email, or text. He enjoyed them all. Hard to believe he's 14. Almost forgot, he got his permit today too. It's been a big day for him!

Megan's 1st Cheer Competition

Megan had her first competition with the new team this past weekend. The competition was in Omaha so the team spent the weekend at a hotel. Megan said it was fun to hang out with her teammates.

This is Megan's friend Samantha. She's a sophomore at DeSoto High School and was Megan's roommate in the hotel.

Megan likes the new midrift uniforms but has decided to use some self-tanner the next time :)

We grabbed a quick photo courtesy of Sam's mom. I drove up to Omaha on Sunday morning to watch the competition and drive Megan home.

The new team didn't place well but they are still working out the kinks in their routine. The next competition is late January in Topeka. I'm sure they'll do better at this one with more practice. Megan likes the fact this team doesn't have as many competitions.