Happy Birthday Garrett

Today Garrett is 11 yrs old. I can't believe it. I don't feel old enough to have an 11 yr old. He has grown up so fast. He is such a good boy. I love how kind hearted he is. He is so helpful around the house and with his siblings. He definitely earn the extra privileges he gets. He love the computer and creating things. He often watches the Discovery Channel, History Channel, Military Channel etc. He loves learning about how things work. He is a lot like John in his temperament and personality. We love him so much and are so glad he is our oldest. He is a wonderful example for the younger kids. Happy Birthday Garrett!!!
We had a family birthday dinner for Garrett on Sunday evening. It is always fun to have family around to celebrate with us. Because it was not his real birthday he didn't get anything from us until today. He was so excited about all the money and gifts he got. He is really contemplating on what he is going to spend the money on. Today I surprised him at school and took him to lunch to Taco Bell, his favorite place. He was so excited. We have plans to go to Hobby Lobby to spend some gift cards and then to Cold Stone for a birthday dessert. He said after lunch," this has been a great day." Now that really make mom feel great.