Jonathan's life is pretty exciting right now. His birthday was too. The day before his birthday he played a football game and completely utterly stomped on the other team (Olympus 27-0) By winning that game, his team was moved on to play the next day at the Rio Tinto Stadium...on his birthday!
So, he got to play in this stadium......
Exciting game! Exciting location. Final score 19 to 18. They lost by one measly point. But, what a fun night!
The picture above is not a picture taken during his game because I did not get a good picture of his game at the stadium.
We had a alot of crazy fun this night. Steve and I took turns waiting in line for the midnight showing of Harry Potter 7 and then
Joseph took over until the movie started.
Joe and I both got to play card games with a group of complete strangers and had quite the adventure while waiting in line.
After the game, Jon rushed home and showered just in time for his party to start.
This was our first Girl/Boy party. Call me crazy, but I sort of suggested this..and Jonathan jumped all over the idea.
You see, I wanted to see who he seems to be texting all the time ........
.... and I was happy with what I saw... what a cute group of kids.... and good kids too.
For this late night party that began at 10:30 pm, we served some of Jon's favorite food, crepes with all kinds of toppings, mini Quiches, veggies and dip and a yummy drink.
It was really fun to have three cute girls at our house!
Left to Right: Zack, Wyatt, Trevor and Dani.
Yum Jon! Crepes with Nutella and Banana! He has loved this since he was 3.
His friends wanted to sing him Happy Birthday so they put together this crepe cake.
Then we were off to Harry Potter 7... ! I think Jon and his friends had a great time! They made a great memory together at this Midnight movie. They all got home at 3 am eek! Luckily, the next day was late start day, meaning school started at 9:30 am and it was also the last day of school before Thanksgiving break. So we thought it would be ok. And it was.
Later...... We had a second Celebration....
We have a tradition of taking our kids out to dinner on their 15th birthday.
We ate at the Joy Luck Club, a Chinese restaurant.
Jon opening his fortune cookie...oh what will it say?
His birthday fortune was awesome.
At home to sing Happy Birthday and have birthday cake.
With the Bro's.....
He cut the cake and gave anyone who wanted it a very generous piece......
And here is the famous birthday sign and money from Grandma and Grandpa Crowley. He also opened a card and money from Grandma Knudsen and others and other presents. He got a bunch of clothes and a coat for his birthday . Happy Birthday Jonathan!
Last but not least 15 of the top reasons why I adore this Boy:
- Jon is passionate about life. Whatever he is interested in, he is all over it, works hard strives to do his best.
- Jon is a good friend. He has had the same three best friends since he was 5 (since we moved in to the neighborhood) He also has lots of other friends and has great people skills. It is just plain fun to watch him when he is with his friends.
- Jon is a take charge kind of guy. He gets in, takes control of the situation, solves any problems and moves on.
- Jon takes things in stride. He rarely lets things get him down. He has always been like this.... and I could tell you some great stories. He smiles in the midst of opposition and came to the world this way.
- Jon is a great blessing in our family. He makes things happen. He is often the one that starts the board game or encourages everyone to play a basketball game.
- Jon is creative. He gets busy and makes things from stuff laying around the house. We have a plethora of weapons, shields etc made from foam tubes, camping mats etc. I am amazed at what he comes up with.
- Jon has a great imagination and is an excellent writer. He is currently writing a novel (and I am not kidding) It is quite good and I wouldn't be surprised if I see him sitting in Costco someday signing copies of his newly published book.
- Jon knows what is right and does it...almost all of the time.
- He has always had eyes bigger than his stomach and takes more than he can eat ..most of the time.
- He is one handsome guy....
- Jon is a cook! He is confident in the kitchen and has prepared many yummy things since he was about 3 (when he made crepes regularly)
- Jon has an eye for style and has good ideas.
- Jon knows how to make good decisions. We gave him the choice of staying at Churchill Jr High or going to Albion Middle(our school) I watched him ponder and pray about this choice and ultimately he made the absolute correct decision and is having the most wonderful year at Albion Middle.
- I respect his thoughts and ideas...
- He is a great brother and friend. He is the kind of brother that will pull in a foam pad into Eric's room when he is home visiting from college just so he can sleep in the same room with Eric and talk. I love that he spends time with his younger brothers by playing board games with them. I love that he can mess around, laugh and joke with Joseph.
And One last thing! We love watching Jon in any sporting event. He is a great athlete.
Happy Birthday Jonathan! We love you!!
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