Nine

Eric and Jonathan finally reached the long anticipated age of nine.  They did not meet their goal of surpassing Grandma LaFleur in height, but came darn close.  This year we had Grandma and Grandpa LaFleur, Jason and Holly, Grandma Miller (Grandpa was farming), Amy, Macy, and Erika in attendance.  Eric was up late the night before and got to countdown to his birthday with me.  We were 'camping' in the backyard, and many neighbors were lighting off fireworks late.  Staying with tradition, I abandoned them early in the day to go to the Art in the Park with the girls and Jason.  We grilled hot dogs and burgers and had cake pops, and of course opened some gifts.