Jacob turned 11 on Friday the 13th this year, just like the Friday the 13th he was born on. I brought him lunch to school and he got to have cookies with his class. Then Auntie Drea brought him a delicious dessert after school. Then it was Smashburger once he was finally hungry again. It was a kind of mellow birthday.
Jacob opening his presents. He got a book, socks, and a repurposed iPod Shuffle (Fred bought him a new one, but he opted to use our old one and take the $50.)
On Saturday we headed to South Dakota for the night. Gavin & Wyatt had late soccer games, so we didn't get going until about 1. We drove out towards Watertown, making a stop at our CRP land. We had to drive through a loose herd of cattle, so that was exciting. Then we walked around the land and found Uncle Joe's deer stand before heading into town to swim at the hotel pool. We hung out in the room that night and watched the "Blind Side" with the boys. We zipped back on Sunday morning to get back in time for flag football at noon. It was a fun, quick trip.
