Jack Turns TEN!!!!!

I am a few days late posting this but Jack turned 10 last Thursday, May 28th. Our big celebration was at Great Wolf but we still celebrated his special day. When Brad's family and little brothers lived with us, I started a tradition of making whatever the birthday person wanted for their birthday meal. Most of you know that I love to cook and this seemed like a great gift, especially to teenage boys. Well, my kids are now loving this tradition as well and my son has developed some refined taste. Jack choose Sun dried Tomato Pesto with Chicken, Pine nuts and Rigatoni and Super Chocolate Chocolate Cake. He loved it. We also got him the Beatles #1 Cd, which has all 27 of the Beatles #1 hits. We all danced around the house and had a wonderful night.

Kadie got Jack a bunch of beach balls. We let our kids play ball in the house and we have gone through several beach balls when they hit the fire place and pop. So this was the perfect present. Seriously this is the kids favorite thing to play, they have several ball games where they hit each other or their ball or play catch or dodge or freeze tag, it really keeps them occupied constantly and has done very little damage to our house. It was the perfect gift.

Here is Issie's hilarious reaction to the cake, more more more! She is a nut.

Jack, We can hardly believe you are already 10 years old, although at times you act much older. You are the sweetest boy and such an incredible big brother. You are patient, loving and creative in your play with Kadie and Issie and they LOVE you so much. It is fun to watch you grow and see what you love. The music and singing is by far your greatest love right now, you are constantly in song and I love that you love Big Daddy Weave and Brandon Heath and Sanctus Real but also love Journey, the Beatles, U2 and Tom Petty. It is fun to watch you perform for us in front of the camp fire. We are also really enjoying watching you grow in your love for soccer, you are really getting good and I love going to your games, even if I spend most of the time wrestling Issie. You have a good heart and a love for God and thirst for the truth and justice. You have compassion and insight into others that is far beyond your years and clearly a gift from God. I feel you slowly pulling away from your childhood, less likely to let me kiss you, wanting to be on your own, grown up and all that. I know this is the beginning of us letting you go, little by little and it is super exciting and super sad at the same time. I am praying for you all the time. Believing in your future and trusting that God will carry you when I am not with you. I pray you never forget that He created you and has an amazing purpose for your life, you will never be alone, He will always be with you. We love you so much. Happy Birthday, Love Mom and Brad.