Happy 7th Birthday, Colton!
Here are 7 pictures and 7 facts about Colton at age 7...
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| Colton
loves soccer...playing soccer and watching the Loons! |
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Colton loves sweatpants, and wears them every day of his
life...except for the two hours we are at church on Sunday :)
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| Colton
loves math and is very quick with numbers. He also loves science and
learning how things work. |
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| Colton
has a huge smile and is excited and enthusiastic about life in general.
He is very grateful and is truly a sweetheart! |
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| Colton
has a large rubber bracelet collection which he wears daily on both wrists and
his ankle. |
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| Colton
loves to make people laugh, especially his cousin Teddy, and is so good with
little kids. |
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| Colton
LOVES Jesus, loves to learn about people's "Jesus stories", and has a
heart that strives to know and obey God's Word. |
We are so proud of the young man you are growing into,
Colton! Stay strong in Jesus!!!
We love celebrating
birthdays! Birthdays at our house are not just one day...they are week+
long events, with lots of ways to celebrate and make the birthday person feel
special. Colton's 7th birthday was no exception! His birthday
run-down includes:
Saturday April 6th: "Birthday Party" with Adrian
at Crayola Experience
Tuesday April 9th: Celebration with Kirkwood Side at
Annie's Parlor
Wednesday April 10th: Actual birthday and celebration with
family
Saturday April 13th: Breakfast in Bed and Birthday Outing
with Dad to Loons Home Opener
Sunday April 14th: Birthday Date with Mom to the Roller
Rink
Easter Weekend: Celebration with Tommerdahl side
What fun! Here are
pictures to go with the above schedule ;)
"Birthday Party" with Adrian at
Crayola Experience
Each year, we give the
kids the opportunity to do a birthday party with a few friends, or do something
"more" with just one friend. This year, Colton picked to
celebrate with one friend, Adrian, and go to Crayola Experience at Mall of America for
the afternoon, and then come back home for cheeseburgers on the grill,
strawberries, puffed Cheetos, Ginger Ale, and Snickers ice cream Sundaes
:). We all had a great time!
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| Adrian gave Colton a fun game called "the floor is lava", and the kids had fun playing it while we made dinner! |
Celebration with Kirkwood Side at Annie's Parlor
Grandma K coordinated a
birthday dinner to get everyone together to celebrate Colton's birthday!
She asked Colton where he would like to go eat, and he suggested Annie's Parlor,
a delicious burger, fry, and shake place with a fun atmosphere. We all
had a great meal, and Colton was very excited to open several top items from
his birthday list, including a MN Loons backpack, black and white Nike shoes, a
Loons jersey, a WWJD (What would Jesus Do?) bracelet to add to the collection
on his arm, My Story Hour CD's and money to help fund he and his sisters'
Compassion child fund. Teddy colored a special card for Colton too!
Actual birthday and celebration with family
Colton's actual birthday
fell on a Wednesday, which is our busiest day of the week. Colton has
school, an after school Lego-Engineering class, gymnastics for his sisters, and
then Wednesday night clubs at church. We planned to celebrate his birthday
on Thursday, but a giant snowstorm allowed us to stay home Wednesday night and
celebrate him on his actual birthday! Besides special treats like
poptarts for breakfast, his sister decorating his locker with streamers at
school, and his menu pick for dinner (Mac and Cheese, brats, smoothies, and
rootbeer floats!), he was very celebrated with gifts and a scavenger hunt from
her generous sisters, and also a few presents from Dad and Mom.
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| Money
for his compassion Child, Brandon |
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was SO excited about this Bible cover, complete with working compass |
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Recommended "books for boys" at his reading level. He already finished this one and loved it! |
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| Super
fun and excited reaction from getting to pick out a new Loons sweatshirt when
he goes to the Home Opener with Daddy |
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| Light
Up Roller Blades |
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Larkyn was SO beyond excited to give Colton the Puppy she
picked out and bought for him!
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Summer was equally excited to find Colton's favorite
monster truck, Megladon, in an actual working small replica.
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| Summer
also made a super cute scavenger hunt for Colton, leading him to one of her
squishy keychains - a match to one that Colton had previously owned, loved, and
had recently broken. |
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We
finished off the night with rootbeer floats! Love this kid!
Breakfast in Bed - Continuing the Tommerdahl tradition~
Birthday Outing with Dad to Loons Home Opener
(wearing the sweatshirt he picked out as part of his b-day
present) and displaying popcorn, his special treat at the game!
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Birthday Date with Mom to the Roller Rink
Each year I like to take
the kids on a birthday date to do something they enjoy...I love the one-on-one
time! Because Colton asked for rollerblades for his birthday, the roller
rink seemed to be the perfect destination for this years' date. It just
so happened that the monthly "Christian" night at the roller rink
fell on the weekend after his birthday! Perfect!
Light up skates during the blackout skate!
Celebration with Tommerdahl side
Grandma and Grandpa T (and Uncle Jordan and Uncle Javonte!) came to celebrate Easter at our house! Grandma and Grandpa planned several special things to celebrate Colton's birthday. First, on Saturday morning, they gave Colton a birthday card with a generous donation for the kids' compassion kid, Brandon. Also included in the card was the gift of picking out a new bike! hey took him out on a Saturday morning excursion to three different stores to pick the very best one (he has been waiting and talking about this day since last August, when they took Summer to pick out a new bike for her birthday)!. They also took everyone out to dinner that night at Colton's choice: Famous Daves. And, they got a Dairy Queen ice cream cake for us to celebrate and enjoy together! Thank you so much, Grandma and Grandpa T, for so generously, thoughtfully, and lovingly celebrating our big 7 year old!
Found the winner bike!
He was so exited about this insulated cooler/storage bag accessory that Grandma and Grandpa got for him to put on his bike!
Yes, this picture is posed, lol! But isn't it fantastic?! ;)
Seamless transition to handbrakes!
Thank you, Auntie Sarah, Uncle Ty, and Cousin Owen for the thoughtful and generous card! Colton loved getting mail!
7 year Stats
63rd percentile for weight at 54lbs
66th percentile for height at 4'1"
Happy 7th, bud! We couldn't love you more!
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