Will turned nine in mid April. I was just so glad that I was able to pull something together to celebrate because I was deep in the midst of pregnancy misery.
Will is a good boy. He is friendly and happy. I have told the story before about how when I was pregnant with Will I looked up the meaning of his name, and how most people polled would describe someone with that name. But I will tell it again!
The poll said that most people would describe a boy named Will as tall, blonde, friendly, outgoing, and cheerful. It suddenly struck me that I had found the right name! I could picture that boy in my head. It was my son! I could see him as a teenager in my mind, and I knew that I was reading a description of him.
Will lives up to that poll opinion.
He is a good friend, and he has lots of them. We have kids of all different ages call our house to play with Will. His group of friends includes kids two years younger than him, and two years older. Girls and boys. He has fun with everyone.
Will is our child who likes to take his time. Which can lead to some moments of frustration when we are trying to get out the door.
Will is happy playing with his brothers and sister, building something or other on Minecraft, practicing piano, so that he is DONE practicing piano, eating waffles, his favorite lately, and hanging out with his Dad.
We are so glad this super tall, gangly, handsome boy is ours! He came into this world as a tiny barely five pound baby, and made up for that fast by growing like a weed! Every time we put him in a sport to see if this is the one that clicks with him, we have parents come up to us and tell us that Will has the body for this sport! Wow that long torso, and arms! We just laugh, because with most of the sports, he could take it or leave it. But I am pretty sure one day something will ignite in him, and he will put that long body advantage to good use!
Will promised his class that he would bring Takis for his birthday treat. I had never heard of these things, but Will told me that we could find them at Walmart. I hate to disappoint the entire third grade class, so off we went to buy what turns out are really hot, really red, really gross twisted pieces of I don't know what in a bag. Ick. I will never buy them again! But the class was, apparently, thrilled.
Will is a tender heart and he feels things deeply. I love when Will tells me a story, because no matter what it is, he can't tell it without his eyes watering! It is so cute! He already has a testimony of the church he belongs to, and is eager to share it. He often comes home from a friends house, and I find out that he has been sharing a Gospel message while he visited! He was even willing to share a spiritual thought and say a prayer at a league basketball game Del was playing in! In front of 25 grown men! He did a nice job, and his confidence in what he believes really helped him.
Happy Birthday Will! We love you!
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I love his excited face! What a cute boy!
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