Aaron: 9

Our dear Aaron turned 9 last week.  He was such a trooper on his birthday. Steve and I had both a wedding and a funeral to attend that day!  The night before his birthday, Steve took Aaron and a friend to the new Star Wars movie so that made up for our schedule a bit.

We love having Aaron in the mix.  He is smart, lively, tender-hearted, friendly, thankful, loves sports, notices and remembers everything.  Aaron loves to talk and discuss things.  I love that he is aware of people and remembers their names.  I think he has more friends and is invited to more birthday parties than any of my other kids!!  He is almost always the first person to thank me for a meal, even if it's a meal that he doesn't like.  Aaron has always been and continues to be an early bird.  He's awake early and chipper and wants to talk...and talk loudly!!

It is fun to see him developing a love for sports like his dad.  Aaron doesn't particularly love to sit through game after game, but he always cares about who wins, knows his favorite players and is starting to learn the ins and outs of the rules.

 Happy 9th, bud.  We love you!!!

Star Wars with his good buddy, Jaden.

Josiah loves Jaden as much as Aaron does.  He thinks they are all 'best buddies".