Tuesday, July 7, 2009

My Baby is not a Baby Anymore

Like I may have mentioned before, when Joe was born, my life really changed.
Before his birth, it seemed to me that nothing could be better.
My girls were happy---truly happy for the first time in a long time and
I was totally, truly, madly, deeply in love with Shane.

But on May 9, 1996 at 7:47 in the morning,
this precious creature stared up at me with those deep blue eyes
and
I was totally changed.

Joe has been such a wonderful gift to our family. He has a smile that can just melt your heart. He is tender-hearted and cries just a little too easy sometimes, but that only endears him to me a little more.
He is thirteen now and he is changing.
He is a Life Scout, working on his Eagle.
He plays Center Forward on an Arsenal Club Triple A soccer team out of Lehi.
He made the Honor Roll all through 7th grade and is looking forward to 8th grade next year.
He has memorized the 13 Articles of Faith.
He surrounds himself with greatness.
He has wonderful friends.
He loves Real Salt Lake's Soccer.
He is Jake's best friend and a great example to him--(most of the time!)

He loves to play games.

He loves to go fishing.

He loves to go hiking in the Uintas with his dad and hopes K.C. will go this year.
He tries very hard to avoid any kind of confrontation.

He's still a little smaller than most of his friends but he is starting to grow a little taller.

He is FAST!

He is competitive, sometimes to a fault, but he is good at sports and really hates to lose.

He loves to golf and wants to get a job at the Cedar Hills Golf Course.

He is frugal and is able to budget his money really well so a job may suit him just fine.

He loves to go hunting.

Most importantly, Joe honors his Priesthood. He is the first counselor in his Deacon's Quorum.

Continue to cherish it, Son.

It will help you become the kind of man you have always wanted to be.

Joe's just a really neat kid.

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His birthday wish, this year, was to get an I-Pod Touch.

I wrapped it in 10 boxes--from extra large to I-Pod Touch size.


Needless to say, when he finally got to it,
he was thrilled!!

He got to have a friend party this year and wanted to go to a place in Provo called PPT.

It is this huge gymnasium filled with trampolines, foam, and other great things to keep 12 boys occupied for a couple of hours.

We love you, Son!

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