Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Finally....Double Digits!

Today is Gage's birthday and what a milestone birthday this is for him! He has been looking forward to it for months because it would mean that he is "finally in the double digits." That day has finally arrived and today he told me that it feels good to be in the double digits. I'm not really sure what he means exactly, but I'm pretty sure I was probably just as excited as he is to be in the double digits when I was turning ten. So Happy Birthday Gage! We love you and are so happy that you are a part of our family!!!!! Here's ten things I love about Gage (not in any particular order):

1. His smile.
2. That he is a momma's boy.
3. That he loves to cuddle with me or give me hugs.
4. That he is a great big brother.
5. I love the way he looks so adoringly at Eliza when she does something cute.
6. That he wants to make good choices and tries to do what right.
7. That he trusts me enough to open up to me when something is bothering him.
8. That he is a great friend to his friends.
9. That he cares about others and tries to do nice things for them.
10. He's not afraid or embarrased to tell any of us that he loves us.

When the boys got home from school Blake had a note on the door that was a map written with pictures directing Gage where to find his birthday presents. It said that he would find his presents where a cute girl was hiding with them. Gage and Max started scouring the house for Eliza and eventually found her underneath the bathroom sink hiding so quietly with his presents. I was impressed because she can never stay that quiet for very long. Especially when it's a surprise, she gets too excited! They all had a good laugh when they found her and thought it was pretty fun. I thought it was very cute of Blake to think of doing that to make Gage's birthday even a little more fun for him. He got a new Xbox game that he had been wanting, some checkers, and his very own set of golf clubs. He was pretty excited about that. Later on we took him out to dinner for Chinese, his choice, and then we had our first Pack meeting for scouts here in NC. When we got home from scouts we had brownies and cookies and cream ice cream - Gage's favorite! Happy Birthday Gage!






1 comment:

McDougald Family said...

He IS a good boy, I agree. Sweet tribute!