Happy, Happy Birthday

to my sweet little Brayden. Your birthday was on the 3rd but I took the day off and spent the entire day with you and your brother - it was the best day ever. You are a year older, a big 9 the last year of the single digits. This was a big year for you in that you are growing more independent, you had to take on more responsibility at school and you thrived.

You always try to do your best and you get disappointed when something doesn't go as planned. You have your mother's trait of keeping things bottled inside which isn't good and I will work on for both of us, you are a great big brother, I know Logan can be annoying but all he wants to do is to be just like you - he looks up to you and thinks you are the coolest, even only you could see that instead of the annoying four year old who steals a lego piece. All of the little cousins look up to you - you are now what Casey and Cary were to you - they are too big and older now to play the silly games you play with the kids. You have such a big heart and such great patience with all of them. I know there are times you really don't want to play with them but you do anyway.

You are creative - that is your dad's gene. You build a 3day Lego set in 2 hours and then you'll play with it, take it apart and do it all over again, you love your Wii games and your DS - you don't like to play alone you always have to have someone to play with. You are at the middle age, where you are old enough to do some things but not yet quite old enough to do other things that you really wish you could.

I know I can be sappy and love on you too much - I will try to control that, but you are my baby and I love you dearly. I hope you had a great birthday - I know I had a great day spending it you!

Love you so much!

Miss and love you dad ~ so much.

Much love and happiness to all,