well, it is a little hard for me to believe but our first born turned the big nine years old yesterday......
time truly does fly.....
and in that time....
it has been amazing to watch owen become the boy he is.....
we are quite proud of him.....
whether it was nature or nuture...or luck... i don't know.....
but he's a pretty great kid...
he is kind and sweet....
he is thoughtful....
he is a good friend and an exceptional big brother.....
he is smart and at times, wise beyond his years....
he is goofy.....
he loves the outdoors and fishing, catching frogs, and digging in the dirt....
he equally loves sports.... baseball, basketball, soccer, football....
he has quickly accumulated a large sports cards collection....
it is pretty cute to listen to him and his friends talk stats and negotiate trades....
he is just an awesome young man....
it has been a joy to watch him grow....
all in all, I think he had a pretty good birthday....
he requested chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast with his sprinkle cup.... (don't look too closely--mom fail on the sprinkles this year!)
max and i brought him culver's to school for lunch and ate lunch with him and his friends...
max thought he was pretty cool to hang out with the big boys...
after school, we continued the celebration with cake and presents.....
and then it was off to his first official baseball game of the season...
and he was thrilled to play on his birthday....
so proud of this boy....
he tried out this winter for the traveling baseball team...
something new and different for him....
and he made the top team!
so this year he is one of the U10AA Stillwater Ponies and he is loving it!
to make his day even better.... they won!
it is so cool to watch him find his talents and passions....
to see him happy and love the game....
his whole team sang happy birthday to him and there were more cupcakes involved....
i'd say he had a pretty good day.... :)
happy birthday little man....
love you lots....
