Celebrating Bryton's 9th Birthday w/ Grandpa and Grandma

This past weekend Bryton got to have his "first" 9th Birthday Party, a few days early, w/ Gma and Gpa! We had his favorite supper...taco's, and then enjoyed ice cream cake for dessert. Of course, opening presents was also on the agenda, as you can see! This Mama has one more day to prepare for her boy turning 9...sighhhh. What is Bryton about these days? He does "ok" w/ school (not his favorite, but he loves lunch, recess, art, and music!); he enjoys reading...on his Kindle, the most!; semi's, trucks, trains, construction equipment, tractors are still his "loves"; he is a great drawer...he amazes his dad and I w/ how well he does free-handed - what does draw most? - his "loves" :); his favorite foods are cheeseburgers, taco's, pizza, donuts, yogurt, broccoli, steak, tater tots, alfredo, and toad-in-a-hole's; he is a big eater right now, and about to out-grow his size 10 jeans (in length, only, as the adjustable wastes are still needed so that it can be cinched up); he is kind hearted and compassionate - for instance, today when I picked him up from school, one of the boys in 3rd grade with Bryton, who has some developmental problems, was apparently having trouble w/ his heavy backpack quite aways down from us....Bryton quickly hopped back out of the car, saying to me "Mom, I need to help him" ... I spotted the boy then, along w/ the many kids and teachers walking by him...and then I watched Bryton help him put his back pack on; he is doing well w/ basketball - he has learned a lot this year, and he can be found shooting hoops out in the driveway, after he is done w/ practicing piano and doing his homework after school; he helps his sister more often than not, when he sees she is struggling with something (which is quite often for the drama queen); "earth to Bryton" is a phrase one could use often with him, b/c he tends to tune out directions from his Mother and Father, which can create some very tense moments w/ the child :); he is learning how to play the electric guitar, slowly but surely; the dogs are his buddies, even the neighbor dog; he is a great dancer - especially to rap and hip-hop; Lego's are his most favorite hobby right now, next to drawing - he can spend hours building and creating vehicles, boats, machinery, buildings; he is still our home-body - when I ask him what his favorite part of the day was, before he goes to bed, he often says "being with you and Dad" (and usually Avery gets thrown in there too :)