Eight years ago you were born on the 8th day of December on a frigid night in Helena. Today you are a thoughtful, sensitive and sweet kid and we are so thankful for you every day.
Some things you might want to remember about you when you were eight:
- You're in the middle of legomania right now. You can't get enough of them but you particularly like the Star Wars and Ninjago sets. You will get a new set, fly up to the safety of your room, assemble the whole thing on your own and emerge proudly with the product a few hours later.
- You are currently playing basketball but are interested in playing football and baseball, likely because your friends are.
- We watched the entire Star Wars series this summer and have been rewatching it since. You are interested in the characters and in playing Jedi with the fake light sabers but you generally steer clear of the movie watching as you're smart enough to know they might give you nightmares.
- You get very frustrated with your siblings as you're now old enough that you want to do things on your own. Soren, in particular, wants to be with you and doing what you're doing, ALL THE TIME. This annoys you and you often say "stop following me around" to him. Someday you'll see this was endearing, I hope.
- You learned to ride your bike this summer which was a wonderful taste of freedom. We're still working on swimming.
- You are a sensitive guy and your teachers tell us that you're really thoughtful around other kids. Once in awhile, you even apply that to your own siblings ;)
- Dad bought a winter face mask to wear when it's cold outside. You've taken it over and wear it constantly as a Ninja mask or simply around your next so you're ready for a last-minute Ninja adventure.
- You've taken more of an interest in cards this year as you've learned a lot of games including Sevens. You also like to play Chess and are getting pretty good at it.
We are really proud of who you are and who you're becoming. Don't grow up too fast because this age is pretty fun and you still like to hang out with us.
We love you very much.
Love,
Mom and Dad
