Today is Logan's 11th birthday. It's been a pretty good one, from what I can tell. He started the day with a donut cake made by Ed and Haley. Chris and I did our tradition and took lunch to him at school.  We sat and ate with him and his friends, which is always an interesting experience. After school, Logan came home and played outside with Declan for a while. He requested chicken pillows, mashed potatoes, and peas for dinner...kind of a carb overload, but it's a special day. Right? Right. He's asked for mashed potatoes and peas for his birthday dinner pretty much since he could talk. 

His pre-teenishness has been showing itself a lot lately. He is finding more and more enjoyment out of being alone in his room, listening to music and reading. Many days he carries his phone around with him, blaring whatever music he needs to be listening to at the moment. The other night we had a bit of a "disagreement" over something where he ended up getting super emotional and pretty much stomping off to bed because he was tired of dealing with me. I wasn't a fan of his at the moment either, so it kind of worked out.

However, he's still the Logan we know and love. He is always concerned more about others' feelings than his own. He's shy, observant, thoughtful, and amazingly creative. He loves to write and draw, and I love seeing the stuff he produces. He's funny and really great company to have around. 

Because we had lunch with Logan, we also stayed to have lunch with Dex. He was so happy to see us, which of course makes me so happy. The three of us sat on one side of the table and a couple girls from Declan's class sat across from us. They were adorable and pretty great conversationalists for 9-year-olds. 

We were sitting there chatting, and Caleah, one of Logan's friends from way back in Kindergarten was sitting behind us and talking with us a little. Declan leaned forward to the girls at our table, put his hand up and whispered to them, "Don't tell her I said this, but Caleah used to have a crush on my brother!" Oh.my.goodness...the reactions from these girls! It was entirely what you might expect from the 4th grade set. They burst into giggles, covered their faces, and hunched over their lunches. They laughed and laughed and laughed. If I had been watching this scene play out in a movie, I would have thought they were overdoing it. But nope! This was real life, and I couldn't believe how scandalous they found this news to be. Throughout the rest of the lunch, one of the girls kept saying, "I can't believe she had a crush on his brother!" and would have a mini giggle-fit over it. It was pretty awesome.

Throughout our whole time eating lunch with the boys, several of their friends that we've gotten to know over the years came by to say hi and give hugs. It made me so happy. I know it won't be long before it's super uncool to be seen with your parents or your friends' parents, so I'm enjoying it while I can.