8 Years Old

Calum turned 8 on Saturday!! It's crazy how big he has gotten in what seems like such a short time!  Friday after school he had 3 friends come home on the bus with him and we played some games with a Doctor Who theme.  We played BINGO, pin the bow tie on the Doctor, Don't Blink (a form of red light/green light but with a picture of a weeping angel), had mini pizzas and cake and opened presents.  He had a great party and got some cool gifts!

 

We had a Doctor Who theme for his party and I even made a Tardis on the dinning room table!  A Tardis is a time machine in Doctor Who for those who don't know!!

Saturday, the day of his actual birthday we got up early to get ready to go to The Stampeders football game.  We first had to make a stop at Toys R Us so Calum could use the money he got from Grandpa Glen!  He was able to pick out two things, both Lego, the Ghostbusters Car and a Batman set!  Spoiled boy!!

After shopping we headed over to the LRT station to take the train up to McMahon Stadium for the game.  Jared, Calum and I were able to go to the game with Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Mark, Avi, Owen and Maryssa!  We were super excited, it was mine and Jared's first time at a football game.  The team got into formation and we sat in anticipation waiting for their next move.  The kicker ran and as soon as he made contact with the ball a loud BANG rang through the stadium!!  Well, Calum was out of their just as fast as the ball sailed through the air!!  And for the rest of the half we walked the perimeter of the inside of the stadium to avoid any more loud and unexpected sounds!!  I couldn't believe how fast he was out of his seat when the cannon was fired!! It was almost comical, if it wasn't so heart wrenching just how terrified he was, poor boy!!

For the second half I was able to convince him that the loud sounds wouldn't happen anymore, but I was wrong!  The cannon was shot again when the ball was kicked but he managed to hold it together a little bit better!  When the big jumbo tron lit up with MAKE SOME NOISE we told Calum to cheer loud for the team, this seemed to help him deal with the rest of the noise all around him.  After listening to his high pitched scream for a few minutes Mark went and bought him a horn to blow into!  This also seemed to really help!  I'm not sure why he is so sensitive to the noise but it sure did affect him that day!

Back to the game...The Stamps were trouncing the Blue Bombers during the first half and then all of a sudden they were only up by one touch down!  The Bombers scored which tied up the game and then with their field goal kick the Bombers were up by one with 20 seconds left on the clock.  The Stampeders had one try left with no time on the clock so they used it to kick the ball through the field goal, which they did winning the game for them and putting them in the number one slot for the CFL!!  It was an exciting last minute of the game, I'm so happy Calum decided to watch the second half so we could see them win!  He claims they won for him, being that it was his birthday!  After the game we were able to go down on the field and meet a few of the players and hear about how they got into football and what helps them to persevere through the tough times!! Then we were each given a mini football!!

Calum and I saw one of the cheerleaders while walking around so I told him I wanted a picture of him with her, well, he did not like that idea at all as you can see by the look on his face!!!

For supper Calum decided he wanted to eat at Moxie's!  It was so yummy!!!  We had a great day celebrating a great kid!  He truly has a heart of gold and is very compassionate towards others feelings.  Yes, he can be a stinker and pushes the limits but he will forever hold a special place in my heart!  Happy 8th Birthday Calum!