Dax's Birthday

It's the birthday boy!

Dax turned 10 on May 1! We sure love having him in our family. Dax is the most thoughtful and caring boy. He is always looking out for others, and trying to make people feel good. One thing we're proud of is his excellent manners. Dax excels at everything he does: school, sports, music, and even his testimony. We love what a great example Dax is, and we are glad he is our best eater, too!

Dax got to celebrate his birthday twice. Grandma and Grandpa Daniels came to town a week before his birthday, and so did some of the cousins. They all gave him presents and hugs, and it was a fun way to kick off his birthday week.

Dax got this huge bowling set and a gold Karl Malone card from Grandma & Grandpa Daniels.

We love visiting with Grandma Daniels.

On his actual birthday, Mom told Dax that she would take him to lunch. So when she picked him up at school, she asked him where he wanted to go. She was definitely surprised when he said that he wanted to eat at home. Dax is a great adventurer, but he is our child who loves to just spend time at home and with family. So Mom and Dax ate a nice lunch at home.

Dax was ready bright and early on his birthday.

The kids were singing to Dax when I went to pick him up. 

Can you see the snow in this picture? Dax loves when it snows on his birthday. 

We went out to eat at Brick Oven for his birthday. Dax was scheduled to have a baseball game at 8:00 that night, so we went down early to eat and enjoyed the all you can eat pasta. By the end of the meal, Dax said he wasn't feeling too great. Then, on the drive home, it started to rain. So Dax's game was cancelled, and since he wasn't feeling well, we skipped his mint brownies and enjoyed those the next day.

We love the root beer and pasta at Brick Oven.

Mark ate most of his chocolate mousse pie. 

We did let him open presents and he was most excited for the Big Red soda that Dad bought him in Arizona. Dax fell in love when we visited the Hubbell Trading Post. Happy Birthday Dax!

Dax loves to snuggle by the fireplace.  

He has read this book a lot of times since his birthday!

This was the perfect ending for Dax's birthday!

We had mint brownies the next day. He requested blue frosting. 

Dax had a friend birthday party the next week. He invited his two buddies Josh and Carter to jump with him at Airborne. They ran around jumping, dunking basketball balls, and play dodgeball for over an hour. Then we came back and had ice cream! Easiest party ever!

These 5 took on lots of other kids in dodge ball. 

Dax got pretty good at this part of the obstacle course.

Dax loves jumping here at Airborne.

It was fun to be with friends and brothers.