Jacob is 12!

Jacob had a pretty awesome birthday this year.  A few days before his birthday he got to attend mutual for the first time (a youth activity every week for our church).  They had a combined activity for Easter with the young women and had an Easter egg hunt.  Jacob loves candy, so he thought it was great!  Then on the Friday before his birthday he was able to attend his first Boy Scout Encampment, with like 500 other boys from our area and church.  It was from Friday after school until Sunday morning.  They had church at the campsite before coming home.  He seemed to have a great time and came home completely exhausted.  Hopefully I can get pictures from his leader and add them on here later.

We just happened to leave on our family vacation the day of Jacob's birthday.  He wanted a cookies and cream cake though, so we had his cake a couple of days before his birthday.  It would have been really hard to bring it with us.  I found this recipe on pinterest and everyone loved it!

 Monday the 25th I brought Jacob his customary McDonald's lunch to school.  That is by far his favorite birthday tradition.  On Tuesday (his actual birthday) I got all of the kids out of school right before lunch.  We came home for lunch and then left for the beach!  We stayed in a condo on Galveston Island near Jamaica Beach (almost 4 hours from our house).  We went to the beach about 5 years ago and the kids have been begging to go back ever since.  Right after we got there we let Jacob open his presents, and he had a great view out the window!

 Jacob still loves all things lego, and got a new lego set and a cool lego ideas book.

 He also got new scriptures (a quad) with his name on it and a new scripture case.  From the grandparents he got a CD about the priesthood that he would soon be receiving and some cash and a giftcard to Barnes & Noble.

(Side note:  Jacob just sold his Kindle Fire to Zach and was saving for a Kindle Fire HD, which he just ordered.  He is anxiously waiting for it to come.)

 After presents we took a little walk on the beach.  Jacob loves the water more than any of our kids and was soon drenched to his waist, despite wearing sweatpants.  But it was his birthday, so whatever.