Jared's 9th Birthday

Jared turned 9 last week.  We celebrated both the boys birthdays with a family party a couple days before Jared's birthday.

Jared knew exactly what was in this present because he picked it out.  For some reason that made it all the harder to wait to open it up!  He asked every five minutes if he could open it after his grandma got to our house!

Just what every nine year old wants for his birthday!  A kiss from Grandma!

Cheering after blowing out all his candles on his cheesecake.

Things Jared likes at 9: Lego's, Lego's, Lego's... (any guesses at what was in that present he was dying to open?), Star Wars, Harry Potter, playing with his brother and sister, baseball, basketball, football, riding his bike, cheesecake, anything with sugar, camping and fishing with his dad.
Things Jared doesn't like at 9: cleaning his room, waking up for school in the morning, homework, and practicing piano.
Some of the things I love about Jared: his laugh, his imagination, that he still likes me to walk him to and from school, he's smart, and he's sensitive to other's feelings.  It's hard to believe nine years has past since he was born and that in another 9 years he'll be an adult!  Time is passing way too quickly!