Alex turned 9 this past week. He had a wonderful birthday. On Saturday, they played golf, and on Sunday we had a family party. On his actual birthday, which was Tuesday, we went to In and Out, and had burgers with his best friend Jake, and my brother too. Alex loved all of his presents, and he went "insane" when he opened up the Catcher's gear. He had been wanting it for over 2 years. His patience and persistance in wanting it finally convinced Pete and I. Here are some pictures of his day. When we were at In and Out, I had forgot to bring forks for the cake, but no worries, you can eat cake without forks, and even without your hands. I call this, "date prevention practice" Have a wonderful Christmas Eve tomorrow! and Happy 9th birthday to our baby!