Feb 20, 2013

What a Handsome Dude...

I just had to write this down because some day I'll probably want to remember this...

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Today I went to Sawyer's school to participate in his birthday celebration and to hand out our chocolate dipped Oreo treats. As part of the celebration, the birthday child stands in the middle of a circle of seated classmates, and then his friends can take turns saying a compliment about him (if they want to). So here's how it went...

Harper: You're really nice and funny.
Annabelle: You're really good at soccer.
Jett: You're crazy when we play soccer, and that's a good thing cause you're funny.
CJ: You are one handsome dude. (LOL!)
Kylie: You're so so SO funny.
Maren: You're funny and a good friend.

{Lots more friends saying things about him being funny, nice and good at soccer}

Dean: You are A-W-E-S-O-M-E, awesome!
Daniel: You're awesome AND funny.
Sam: You're awesome AND funny AND cool too. That's hard to do.

{Lots more about how totally cool and awesome he is}

Then we get to the very last person, a super sweet little blonde girl that's new to his class this year...

Eden *blushing*: I think you're really handsome too.

LOL! You should have seen the other girls in the class when she said that! About five of them put their hands up to cover their mouths, and the rest of them immediately started giggling and saying things like "Eden thinks Sawyer is cuuuute." He turned about a dozen shades of red and instead of saying "thank you" like he had replied to everyone else, he just smiled and said "okay." SO funny!

...and so it begins...

(Don't mention it to him though...he'd probably die of embarrassment if he thinks that anyone else knows!) :)

Seven.

Seriously, where does the time go? 

I had my first real panicky and teary "Slow down! You're growing up too fast!" moment this morning. Time passes all too quickly, and I want to suck up every fleeting moment that I can get with this little big guy. I couldn't be more proud of the kind, helpful and compassionate person that he has become, and I'm feeling SO lucky to be his mom. ♥

Feb 15, 2013

Early Birthday Present...

How awesome is it that my kid actually chose a caution cone orange bike? I guess I can rest a little easier now knowing that he's plenty visible to oncoming traffic ;)