My son Joseph turned 11 on September 10th, but it seems like he got to celebrate all month long (hence the late posting on the subject). On his actual birthday, his daddy was out of town on a hunting trip, so I told Joseph I'd take him to his favorite restaurant to celebrate (which worked out nicely because I rarely cook during this 1st trimester nausea phase). Joseph picked Taco Del Mar. Afterwards, we walked next door to Petco because the kids love to say hello to all the animals. The next night we went out for desert at Dairy Queen because we were just too full for ice cream after his birthday supper. A few days later, my parents came to town. I didn't tell the boys they were coming, and it was a great big surprise. So, of course, my parents had to treat Joseph for his birthday too... They took the boys fishing, to the carousel for dessert, to the park to play baseball, to the archery range to shoot at all the targets, and all sorts of fun things that grandparents do. Then, the weekend after my parents left, we had one more big birthday event for Joseph...a trip to Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho. Originally, I was supposed to take the 3 older boys because I LOVE rollercoasters (perhaps that's why I'm constantly on one in my head!), and I also love staying at hotels, swimming, and eating junk food on road trips. Well, once we found out I was pregnant, we had to go with Plan B because obviously I'm not allowed to ride on rollercoasters; plus, with my blood clotting issues I'm not even allowed to drive in a car for more than 1 hour without having to get out of the car and walk around for a few blocks to prevent a miscarriage from occurring. That would have made for a really long road trip. So, Plan B meant Paul got to take the older boys on a fun father-son bonding adventure, and I got to stay home and bond with my babies and try not to throw up from my morning sickness. I admit I was a bit sad not to go, but I was also deeply happy that the boys and their daddy had such a good time. I was especially thankful that our Birthday Boy had a truly happy birthday this year, even without a traditional birthday party with his friends.
Now for some Joseph trivia of 2012:
- Favorite food: Italian bread
- Favorite colors: red and black
- Favorite activities: Fishing, skiing, baseball, drawing, altar serving, archery, playing flight simulator games
- Best friends: his brothers, Alex Amos, the Ahmann brothers, Levi Long
- Favorite baseball team: St. Louis Cardinals
- Favorite books: Garfield books, Tin Tin comics
- Favorite things his mommy loves about him: his freckles, his maturity, his kindness and peace-making abilities, his amazing brain and the way he can memorize things (like the list of all the presidents or a 2-page long poem), the way he can just sit and draw or read for hours, his sweetness towards his brothers, his growing faith
No comments:
Post a Comment