Happy birthday to my favorite 6 year old!

Happy 6^th  birthday to my sports loving, joke telling, cuddly John David! It’s crazy that I’m wishing you a happy 6^th birthday.  6, my baby is 6!  What is going on?!?! 

You love anything that has a ball!  And you are such a natural!  You rocked baseball, we were so proud of you, you did a great job hitting from the coach, fielding, you knocked down those ground balls like a champ, and remember those 2 fly balls you caught, and what made me smile the most was when you cheered on your team, Let’s go, Emeralds, Let’s go _______.  You love to play Around the World with us, you love to throw the football and you have a spiral, and now you are hitting golf balls.  The one sport that you haven’t shown an interest in is soccer. 

You are such a great reader.  We loved getting notes sent home from your teacher about how good of a reader you are.  I’m honestly impressed with your level of reading.  I love how you sound out the words you don’t know and at least try to get the word.

You love making books and you are so creative with your stories.  You go through so much paper it’s crazy.

You are absolutely crazy about tacos! You could eat them every day!  You also, love spaghetti, pancakes, rice kripsies, cheese burgers, brats.  You still love a good cheese, mayo and mustard sandwich :-/. You think you don’t like chicken, but when you do eat it, you like it. Not only do you like to eat but you also like to cook.  I like cooking with you. 

You have a great big heart and are always making us laugh.  You like to tell us jokes, what do cows do on Saturday?  They go to the MOOOVIES.  You tell us this joke a lot and try to change it up too.

We can't forget you're love for texting!  It's so cute to see you text Grandma and Grandpa.  You totally gush all over them and it definitely shows your love for them!

You love to play with daddy.  You enjoy playing catch, Around the World, Basketball games, golfing and joking around with each other.  I love the relationship you guys have.

You have stolen my heart.  The other day you told me you liked my dress I was wearing and today when I asked how my sandals looked with my skirt, you said perfect.  You know how to make me feel special and I’m just so thankful to have you in our lives. 

Happy birthday to my Johnny!

Lucky # 7- Happy Birthday Austin!

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Happy 7^th birthday to our fun and loving boy, Austin.  Ironically, today is also your last day of First Grade. You are officially a Second Grader.  What just happened here?  How did you go from a baby to Second Grader in a flash?  Seriously, weren’t you just taking your first steps and saying your first words?  I say this all the time but I really need a PAUSE button.  I wouldn’t use it all the time, just on moments that I want to cherish longer.  You know like the moments when we are playing basketball as a family, or when we are laughing at the little things, you practicing riding a bike, you reading ( I LOVE it when you read to me) and I definitely want to make the time stand still when you let me hold you.  It’s not very often, but when it happens, my heart is HAPPY. 

At 7, you still have yet to lose a tooth.  I know you feel like you will be the last one to lose a tooth but I do hear that it’s better for your teeth in the long run.  And trust me, we could use some help in that department.  And besides, you are so cute with that baby smile. 

At 7, you love spaghetti, pancakes, steak, hamburgers, ribs,chicken, fruit, cottage cheese, chips (yes, you still love chips).  Let’s not forget about your love for Lemonade. You are still a pretty good eater and that makes me happy.

At 7, you love to read.  You like to read books and have books read to you.  Lately, you have been listening to stories on your Chromebook.  It amazes me at how much you have grown as a reader since last year when you finished Kindergarten.  You should be so very proud of yourself, I am.

You love to be outside.  You could be playing basketball, you know playing Around the World against daddy (and beating him sometimes!), me and John David (that's one of my favorite things to do) soccer, playing with chalk, riding your scooter, building a robot, anything.  I can’t wait for when mommy and daddy blast you with a super soaker. You love going to the park and climbing, swinging and monkeying around on the monkey bars.  

You love to text.  And you're getting pretty good at spelling the words.  I sure do think it's cute when you're texting Grandma and Grandpa.  Some of the conversations are super sweet and them some of them are just plain crazy with all of the emoticons!

 

You love to play games on the ipad, Chromebook, your 3DS, daddy's playstation even board games.  I think you might be a gamer one day.  I think you would play all day if I'd let you.  You get so into it and just want to WIN.

Grandma’s pool is the time when I think you are the most free and happy.   You just LOVE jumping in.  I love making memories with you in the pool. 

Austin, we love you.  I wish you knew how much and I wish I could explain to you how much.  One day, when you have a child, you know when you are living with John David and your wives, you’ll understand.   You are a great boy.  You want to do things on your own time and you do have trouble listening to my words and sometimes your teachers, but what 6 year old doesn’t.  I hear  The age that I have been waiting for. Lucky number 7!

Let’s make this a great year.  Let’s enjoy the summer.  Happy Birthday, buddy!