Birthday Boys

Happy 7th Birthday!

Jackson 7 year old letter

Dear Jackson-
Happy 7th Birthday! I can not believe that seven years have passed since you were in my belly and a little baby. You are one happy boy and this morning we had a special Birthday morning, just you and me! Mommy gets up early with Snowball and you came down around 5:30 and wanted to play monopoly- of course you were the blue steam ship, you love the game and even more love getting those chance cards! You will do anything (Sometimes you even cheat a little bit) to get a chance card.  We had our juice and coffee, snuggled and you even helped me fold the laundry.

 Jackson Reid you are turning into a fabulous young man and I love you with all of my heart. You are Mommy's sun, moon and stars, that means that you are everything to Mommy! First grade is going well for you, your teacher's name is Mrs. Nnyanzi and you appear to like her and your class. The numbers part of school- math and science clearly comes easily to you and I am seeing great progress with your letters and reading.

You do like your video games, MineCraft is your favorite at the moment but you also like the learning games on the Leap Frog so it is a happy medium for us. You get 1 hour of screen time per day and that seems to work. You keep busy outside of school- you love aftercare and this year are participating in the Inventor's Workshop and Mad Science at school. Outside of school you are participating in karate and soccer- you seem to like them all right but you are not enthralled with those two activities. You do however LOVE swimming and tell everyone that you can swim to the bottom of the pool! you are a little fish and are developing a very good front crawl stroke. You also enjoy your time at the MFA for weekend art lessons.

This year you dressed up as a storm trooper for halloween and we have been celebrating for about 2 weeks. Shane was really into decorating the house this year so we have spider webs on the bushes, a big spider, a witch and some grave stones adorning the front porch. Tonight, your birthday night we are going to a haunted house at the H.S. and then a concert. Halloween is this weekend, you are a strorm trooper, Shane is Darth Vader, I am princess Leah and Daddy is Bobo Fet- we make a great looking team :-)

I love you with all of my heart Jackson Reid, i know that getting older and bigger is part of life but we are having so much fun together at the moment I wish we could stay like this forever. Until my next letter Jackson, I love you and Happy Birthday!
Love-
Mommy

Shane 7 year old letter

Dear Shane-
Happy Birthday My little buddy! I can't believe that you have been alive for 7 years! This morning it hit me how quickly time is flying by. Here is a picture of you this morning, missing a front tooth, changing batteries in your truck and drinking your juice.

Shane, you are a bright little boy and I love you more than words can say- you are Mommy's sun, moon and stars, that means that you are everything to me!   

You are back to coming into Mommy and Daddy's room at night- you and Jackson fight over who will get Mommy snuggles in bed. That translates into who sleeps next to Mommy- most nights it is you. You are becoming more independent every day and your listening skills are also improving. 

First grade at the Wellington School is going well, Mrs. Slattery is your teacher and you are working very hard on your letters and reading. We sit down to do our homework every night and I can see the wheels turning in your head. I get the sense that Math and Science come a lot easier to you than the reading and writing. You like to write and draw but the reading you are struggling with. I know you will understand the letters and words, all in time. I'm sure before we know it, you will be reading to me! Your favorite books these days are the Fly Guy Series and of course you and Jackson fight over who will sit on my lap. 

You have been keeping busy with all of your activities. You LOVE aftercare at Wellington and are doing the Inventor's Club and the Mad Science programs. You also begrudgingly go to soccer and karate- Swimming you love and you are a little fish. You also seem to really like the art lessons at the MFA- last weekend you made a beautiful mask and of course a Pokeman card. 

Shane you are a bright, wonderful little boy and I love our time together. You still like to play monopoly and Candy Land in the mornings and I love every minute I have with you. 

I love you with all of my heart and Happy 7th Birthday!

Love -

Mommy

Happy 7th Birthday

"You are the trip I did not take, you are the pearls I could not buy, you are my blue Italian lake, you are my piece of foreign sky." (Anne Campbell)

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"A Special Little Boy"

If he can make you think he's an angel
while doing things he's not supposed to do...

If he has lots of ways to try your patience
yet charms you with a hug that's just for you...

If he enjoys the roughest games and new adventures
but needs the "same old kiss" to make it better...

If he drags his feet whenever its bedtime
but runs to hear the story you will tell...

If he can fill your days with happiness and laughter
and always be a source of pride and joy...

Then he'll be all you lucky parents ever hoped for...
He'll be a really special little boy