Every last child in double digits.....Happy Birthday Simon!

Well folks I have tried all morning to be in denial and wish for the best but it seems no matter how hard I try, Simon has turned 10.   Let me just remind you all of the mini breakdown I had when Bailey turned 10, just something about those double digits.  Its a big thing...a milestone...a no turning back... man I feel old...I don't have much time left experience.  So here goes a cheesy birthday post from a blubbering, overflowing with pride, sad yet happy mother of a wonderful kid named Simon.


My three double digit kiddos.  Bailey 15, Benjamin 11, Simon 10


Where do I start?   When I look at Simon I still see my sick little premie.  Born almost four weeks early you were tiny compared to Bailey and Benjamin weighing in at only about 4 pounds.   We were told that you couldn't breathe right and you were at risk for several problems later on in life, however compared to the 18 ounce babies next to you, you looked Ginormous!

It seems at times you were born to bring laughter to our family.  I know God loves me when I look at you.  When I hear your cackley laugh I love the way it makes me feel.   You have come a long way from the boy who jumped down a flight of stairs to prove to yourself that no matter what anyone said, you could indeed fly.  Perhaps when you hit the wall at the bottom and missed your stack of pillows you not only realized you weren't spiderman, you realized your amazing ability to just be a fun kid.

I don't know that you have changed much.  Your heart is ALWAYS for the underdog.  When you were a baby and you heard crying you would take off to help.  You have a heart for people in general and a deep love for family.  You are even keel, the first to forgive and oddly enough usually the first to be a turd, but always say sorry.   When I hear the floor creak in the middle of the night I know its you and I know that you are convicted of something that you have to confess before you feel free.  I have never in my life seen a more honest child.....EVER.

You sometimes stike me as the spitting image of my brother and I love how that makes me feel.   Just like Zach you are amazing at everything you try.  You have a natural gift for sports.  Everyone you meet is your friend.  Which reminds me of the time we were at the drive in and we came back from the bathroom to see some kids in the truck bed with you eating your popcorn, you simply said he was your new friend, you didn't even know his name! 




My Birthday Boy!


I get you.  You wiggle and wiggle and find it hard to focus.  You are random and wild, which I relate to.   While homeschooling you was a bit hard, I understood exactly where you were coming from and how to get to you.  You have your dad's calm spirit, you are non reactive steady and faithful.  You have your moms zeal, energy and love for people who need help.  You are the best of both of us Simon, just like Bailey and Ben. 

So go ahead and turn 10, grow up and be an ARMY guy firefighter who plays professional football and has the cute tiny wife he can "BREETECT" aka protect. You get big, take what you have learned and be the best daddy, husband and lover of God you have ever seen, nothing could make me more pleased.  I love your little self Simoney HAPPY BIRTHDAY.