I don't know how it is possible that my
baby is 7 years old! Time is racing by so quickly it seems like I
can't keep up. It feels like I blinked and Kyler went from being a
newborn to all grown up. He is such an amazing boy. He is so smart
and silly. He has more energy than several adults combined! He
loves riding his bike. He loves Legos, and anything else involving
building things. He is always creating amazing structures around the
house with various toys and objects he finds. Sometimes it feels
like he has set “booby traps” because there are strings, and jump
ropes, and zip ties, and rubber bands connecting this and that from
place to place. It's pretty incredible the things he comes up with!
I really think he's a budding engineer
in the making. His incredible visual-spacial abilities, and his
building skills point in that direction. If he continues enjoying
the things he does now, I think he's headed for that as a career. Of
course we have a few years before he makes that decision, but we will
see if his interests remain the same.
For his birthday, we celebrated in his
Sabbath School class first. The kids sang to him and he got to pick
out a small gift.
Then, on Sunday morning, March 17, he
got his present from us: a new bike with gears! He has been begging
for one, and really needed one as he had outgrown his old bike. He
was so excited to get on and ride around outside. It was pretty
cute! I am so proud of him and how well he rides. He is so fast,
it's hard to believe he never gets tired. :)
Sunday afternoon we had his birthday
party at the bowling alley with several friends. It was really fun
and I think all the kids enjoyed themselves. In Walla Walla, you
never know what kind of weather you're going to have in March, but my
guess is, most of the time it's going to be too cold to have a party
outside. And there are limited options for indoor parties. But
Kyler was really excited about having a bowling party. I was very
happy my friend was able to make his birthday cake. Kyler helped me
look on Pinterest for cake ideas, and he had two cakes he really
liked and my friend was able to combine the things he liked about
both of them into one cake. It turned out absolutely amazing and he
loved it! The whole party was fantastic!
Mateo, Mason, Rowan
Front row (L-R): Caden, Tonya
Dad & Mom with the Happy Birthday Boy!
Monday, the 18th, was his
actual birthday and I promised to bring treats in for his class. I
met them as they went to lunch and handed out brownies I made in my
mini muffin pan. It was just what Kyler wanted to hand out and the
kids loved them. Then they all sang happy birthday to Kyler right
before I had to leave to go pick up Caden from preschool.
Kyler at school wearing his birthday hat
Kyler had such a great few days of
celebrating his birthday. We love him so much and are so proud of
the young man he is becoming. Happy birthday, Kyler!
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