Salt of the Earth

Friday was Graham’s 9th birthday. The whole day was amazing- according to G. Started out with him opening a present which he had begged and begged to do. It was a game ‘Pass the Pig’ which I would highly recommend to anyone who likes to play quick little games that make you laugh. I insisted he open another present cause I was so excited to give it to him. It was the Wandmakers Guide book- which is another item I would HIGHLY recommend. At breakfast I had one more thing for him to open. A box of sugary cereal- cocoa Crispies. (we don’t normally let the kids have cereal like that but this one had an Indiana Jones light up spoon in it). Besides, you only turn 9 once. Graham decided not to have a party this year but instead to go to a movie and dinner. I decided to surprise him with lunch that day and picked up Subway on my way home from Krispy Kreme- where i purchased 3 dozen donuts for his class. After school Uncle Buddy came over and we headed over to the theater to see the new Indiana Jones. In the car I let him open another present- Sour Patch Kids. His favorite movie candy. After the movie we headed to his favorite restaurant- Sushiville. The night ended with him opening up the rest of his presents and an evening spent outside playing with his new Nerf gun/missile launcher. It was a very good day for my little 9 year old. 

The night before Mick and I reminisced about when little Graham was born and all the complications and worrying that we experienced. It’s so hard to believe that was 9 years ago. He’s grown up so much and he’s such an amazing child. He LOVES to read. He finished the whole Harry Potter series in 3 months. I can’t keep enough books on his book shelf for him. He’s so smart it’s awesome. His reading teacher talked to me about moving him up to 5th grade next year. Apparently, his regular teacher and resource teacher had already discussed it. The decision was that academically he could handle it- but they didn’t want to put a 9 year old with 5th graders. I COMPLETELY agreed. So next year they will once again develop a special curriculum for him. Classes with 5th graders, socializing with his 4th grade peers. I am happy with that. There are so many times where i have to remind myself that he’s only 9. He has the best conversations and the funniest sense of humor. He still loves legos and snuggling and holding my hand when we are walking. He INSISTS on sleeping on my floor on Friday and Saturday nights. He’s so sweet. He LOVES his big brother and will do ANYTHING for him. He’s really over come his fear of bike riding and now we can’t get him off his bike. It’s awesome.  He is such an amazing kid I am blessed to be his mama. 

time for another game of Pass the Pig!

T