ELI IS OFFICALLY AN ADULT!

 We told Eli the night before his birthday that it was his last chance to commit a crime and be tried as a juvenile....cause the next morning it would be a felony! ha ha! I ordered him some 18 bday decorations and the night before Jared and I spent forever blowing up the #8 balloon only to discover it had a hole in it so we went downstairs to wake him up at 12:30am and make him pose before what little air was in there was gone - ha ha! The sleeping twins were not happy about it, but Eli was still on his phone playing with Jackson. That morning Ashley got up and made him homemade Kneaders French Toast with whipped cream, strawberries and homemade carmel syrup! Then we took the boys and headed to Cedar Hills Golf Course to go golfing. Eli has been asking Jared to go golfing with him, but either Jared is busy or refuses to go golfing in 110 degree weather with Eli so this was the perfect opportunity. We got 2 golf carts and I just sat in one and drove it, took score and took pictures while the Jared and Tyler were on a team and Eli and Tyson were on a team. Eli's team won by 1 point. They had the best time golfing and Eli said he ranked it a 9 out of 10 and would have given it a 10 except he didn't play as good as he wanted! After that we headed to J-Dawgs for lunch and then we went back to Ashley's house to pick up Blake and head to Make the Jump which is a virtual sky diving and base jumping place. All the boys couldn't believe how real it felt! Blake was so kind and gave us his $400 worth of tickets for free to use! Then we went back to Blake's house and grabbed his family and went and ate at Chubby's and then headed back to Ashley's for ice cream cake, birthday song and presents! Eli got 3 vintage college shirts so he can wear them to school, got a $100 to depop so he could order more vintage clothes and then we gave him $200 to spend on the stock market since he has been excited to turn 18 and invest some money! Aunt Jenn, Aunt Ashley and both sets of grandparents spoiled him with cash as well! It was a long day, but the best day!! I think this was the perfect birthday to end on! I was stressed about how good it would be since we would be in Utah, but I think it was better than any birthday we could have given him here! We love this kid so much! So grateful for how hard he tries to be good! Grateful for his willingness to go to Mission Prep each week, to go to the temple early in the mornings with his friends, etc! Love this kid!