tall enough to be a man

i have a big christmas catch-up post coming soon.

but before that, there are more important things to blog (and brag) about...

like wishing a happy 14th birthday to this handsome boy,

i mean, man, i mean, young man.

i get a little weepy when i think too much about what a big year this has been for spencer.

he was always a good kid, but this year, i can tell that he knows it.

spencer has the best attitude and most positive disposition.

WHAT? yes, that's right i said, positive and spencer all the same sentence.

no more being the eyore of our family, like i said, i can tell that he feels better.

a lot of times in the last few months, i have found him in the kitchen, doing the dishes without being asked.

just because they needed to be done.  

and even though i would love him if he didn't do the dishes, this is just an example of the kind of kid he is.

yes i'm bragging, i just think he's great.

this year, he scored more then 12 lacrosse goals, i lost count.

earned lots of merit badges at scout camp

auditioned for and made it into the jr. high musical (coming this spring)

helped ethan with countless hours of whatever wii game he was trying to master.

pulled thousands of weeds and moved at least that many boxes

wrestled for the first time with the jr high team

(and only threw up once during their hard-core conditioning)

helped taylor hang our christmas lights

ran track for the first time and rocked the hurtles

starting shaving good grief!

grew at LEAST six inches and two shoe sizes to pass allie and catch up with taylor

with a lot of hard work, he's earned all As and Bs so far this year

plus lots of things i'm forgetting

man i love this guy!

tonight we'll be celebrating with a spaghetti dinner, strawberry cupcakes and a late lacrosse game with his indoor league team. and maybe later saving the world from the evil covenant.

in other words, his version of a pretty much perfect night.

happy happy birthday spencer

i love you