Jason and I teetered back and forth with what to get Colton for his 6th birthday. Afterall, we're thankful, but the kid just doesn't play with toys. He's not into a "show" or "action figure". He likes to "work, hunt and do what Dad does". Try buying that for a 6 year old. As we thought about what we could do, we decided that perhaps the best gift we could give, was our time. Now that we have to share our hearts three ways, time one on one with each kid is a bit more difficult to accomplish. So, what about a gift where the birthday child gets a day, one on one with Mom & Dad. Add in hunting and Colton received a daytrip to Cabela's and some spending money. It worked out perfectly. Minus the stupid snow. Stupid. Stupid. SNOW. Back up a few days -- before your birthday, you wanted to have a friends party. I can't come to grips with that yet, so we compromised with asking a buddy to come to the Purdue game we'd gotten tickets to...
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