I feel like we have been celebration this blessed even for over a week. It all started with his birthday party on June 24th. It was an epic water fight with four of his friends; Stephen, Rishan, William, & Daniel. Everyone got a gun, and a shield. The yard was equipped with refill stations and in each refill bucket was loads of water balloons. I turned the boys lose in the yard and the rest was history. They were having so much fun it was hard to get them to stop for food and cake. As the boy's moms were picking up they discovered the slip'n'slide in the front yard which was a catalyst for more fun.
The next day we embarked on our journey to Cousin Camp in Charleston, SC (a 13 hour drive). Six (fun and exhausting) days later we drove back to NJ and he very next day was Zach's actual birthday. Zach had asked for gifts instead of a big party (Yes!) and so he got some lute! Most of the day was spent playing with his new set of toys. Then for dinner we went to a Hibachi Grill. Our chief put on a good show for us. The highlights for me was when the chief squirted in Josh's mouth what we thought was water but really sake. I was puzzeled when I saw Josh's face go from playful to absolute disgust. Only after he spit out the liquid did I realize what was in that bottle. Andrew's laughs and squeals with the chiefs performance were unmatched. His joyful sounds even got the tough, muscle shirt wearing, Jersey boys to crack a smile. To celebrate Zachary's birthday they brought out a candle in his ice cream, lit a big sparkler under the big hood and sang happy birthday while banging on a gong and drum. We celebrated one last time with homemade cake at home. I can't believe my little Zach is 8 years old and getting baptized.
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