William turned 9 on March 1st. It’s hard to believe that the little baby that would follow me crawling all through the house, whining the WHOLE time, has turned into such a big boy. William is a lot of fun, but even more than that, he is an extremely sensitive boy who loves his family. When things get hectic, he always jumps in to try to help get things under control again. William is a very smart boy who does great in school and is a deep thinker. Still, he’s ALL boy, goofy, hyper, fun-loving! He’s grown so tall that he’s almost as tall as his brother now (and his mom! ugh!) with the longest legs in the family for sure!

We celebrated his birthday with our friends Jon and Sam Talbert (from San Jose) visiting. That morning, Rowland made pancakes, then, for lunch, we drove to Evergreen for Beau-Jos pizza. The best!!! Afterwards, we went to Red Rocks, which is always breath-taking. That night, we joined William’s “cousins,” Cooper, Camber, and Cayden (okay, and Amy and Grant, too!) and ALL of us went to Red Robin for dinner. William didn’t quite know how to visually respond to the Happy Birthday song by the waiters, but he definitely loved every minute of it.

William with His Daddy

The Kids Helping Him Celebrate

Baskin Robbins after Beau Jos in Evergreen

Celebrating with the Family at Red Robin

The following Friday night, we celebrated AGAIN! Rowland picked up four little boys (plus William and Carson) at school, and Uncle Grant picked up two little boys (plus Cooper) at their school. (THANK YOU, GRANT!!) They all met two other little boys for bowling, laser tag, video games, pizza, cake, and ice cream. Thanks to Fat Tire, Rowland and Grant survived those couple of hours! (Amy and I had all the girls at home playing, then had a nice, relatively quiet dinner at Noodles. Poor us! HA!)

Brunswick Zone Celebration with Friends

Once the boys came back to our house, we were set for a sleepover, or bunkin’ party as we called them when I was growing up. They watched a couple of movies and ate popcorn. For the most part, it was actually a pretty calm night. The next morning, Rowland went to get donuts (actually, to escape from the house) for the boys. They got dressed and played until their parents came at 9:00. It was definitely a memory-maker for William (and for Rowland and me, too!).

A Few of the Boys the Next Morning

Happy Birthday, our sweet boy! We love you and are so proud of the wonderful young man you are becoming!!! You rock, William!!