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Happy Birthday, Alec!

To my oldest:

you are

learning cursive and ready to learn to type

 ready for single-digit multiplication and division

an avid reader

every bit as excited as me (I think!) for our new curriculum this fall

a good student when you have a good attitude

sad that your best friend is gone

being brave about making new friends

excited to see your best friend at his new house

enjoying being social at choir (even though you say you're not!)

learning to be a leader instead of a follower

so creative

so good at playing with Benji

so good at doting on Ava and making her laugh

incredibly talented in the Lego department

beginning to enjoy "Dad stuff": football, basketball, hunting, shooting, mowing the grass (and Dad is loving it!)

You are my dependable one, always there to help out if I'm in a jam

I'm so much looking forward to the years to come,

watching you grow

into a man

(can we skip the teenage years?)

We love you so much!!!

This was our first time to have a birthday party somewhere other than our house.  We took 9 boys bowling.  It was cheap, it was fun, and the house was not messy! We may seriously consider doing this again!!!

We did come back for cake and presents, but by the time that was over, the parents were there. 

Get 'em sugared up and send 'em home!!