Zigzagzogs: Matthew's 7th Birthday

Seriously? How did this happen? Just yesterday he was placed in my arms and I was beaming from ear to ear! The snuggly little baby who made me a mother has grown up to be an amazing young man! He loves soccer and has recently made a U10 soccer team. (This kid literally wakes up and turns on the soccer channel!) It has been so fun watching him grow into a young man that I can be proud of. He is so sweet with his siblings (well he and Maggie have their moments:)) and with his friends. He has a great group of boys that he hangs with from school and I love it! (They are literally named Matt, Matty and Connor. They are thinking about doing a hoopfest team called 3 Matts and Connor!) It warms my heart that his best little friends are good guys and I love all their parents. This year for his party we did another skating party at Pattison's. He wanted to invite his whole class and it is so easy and fun to have it at Pattison's when you have large groups. Chris and I were ok with the party part but all those gifts were just so much, so we came up with a plan to have his friends bring canned food for St. Vincent de Paul. It was a HUGE success! I think the other kids (and their parents) dug it and Matthew didn't even think twice when we brought it up to him. I love that he has compassion for others and understands that there are people with less. Of course Chris and I sweetened the deal by telling him that we would buy him something extra special for his birthday. But all in all he was cool with the idea. I wish I would have taken a picture of all the food we collected. It was enough to fill up the back of our Ford! Here are a few highlight pictures.