NINE!

someone is NINE  years old this year! that means almost double digits!! crazy!!

so proud of all this kiddo has learned and become in his 9 years! such a sweet caring guy, who loves to play, loves to read, loves his family, and loves soccer!

we celebrated with grandma, grappy, uncle paul, aunt jen, dylan and kenzie before we left for the UP

owen wanted a fidget spinner cake and of course, grandma delivered!

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present time!

pokemon!

a hammock

and an inflatable seat!

cool hat!

filling up his chair!

and trying it out

trying out the hammock too!

 

 

some of the other things owen loves to do:

LOVES Soccer – and really no interest in other sports played all three indoor sessions this winter, went to Hope camp this summer and made the U10A team!

Reading- loves long books and guiness book of records

Still likes to play...drums , pretend, etc

Loves activity books

Loves his sister even though he says he doesn’t

Still sleeps with frog - trying to wean himself from it though and will put it on his nightstand at night and sleep through the night with it there

Loves pokemon cards and will trade them and look at them for hours

Loves to have his back scratched before bed time - asks me to scratch the ‘corners’ (which means his sides)

loves to draw

loves the water!

also loves a little cuddle time (and his frog)

again, the water! and fishing, or minnow hunting (or anything that involves fish)

celebrating being 9 in the UP

silly string

cool manistique shirt

a bear from gran

 

getting uncle with silly string

happy birthday dude

and then before we left for up north – we celebrated on the 7th (his actual birthday) at home

syd helped with the banner (it says happy birthday buddy)

 

presents

watching him open them!

snap circuits

hillbilly golf (or ladder ball)

 

lunch at logans

 

and of course pics with frog!

love you so much buddy! Happy Birthday!!