Happy Birthday WWD!

My firstborn child is 11 today...I guess now he is really halfway to being a grownup.  <Yikes!>  And what a birthday it was--football, football, and more football.  Last night he had a few friends over for some "tailgating" here at the house after school, then off to the high school football game with Bill. 

This morning W's own football team won their game, and we brought football-helmet cupcakes for the team afterwards.   WWD plays right and left tackle on offense, and right guard on defense--Grandma says this is just the same as Grandpa Lee played back in the day.

  And now we're watching the Longhorns beat Texas Tech...wins all around!  Now if only the Packers can keep it up tomorrow! :)

W, you loved your birthday, and I can't believe how big you are getting!  You are now 5'4" (we're pretty sure) and about 111 pounds.  I am just so proud of you I could bust!  You are so sweet, good hearted, generous, hard-working and disciplined (even though we always push you to be even more so!); you have a solid, powerful faith; you are a sweet and loving big brother to all your siblings; you are curious and analytical and want to understand everything about the world; you love reading (just like your mom!); you are helpful, honest, obedient, and loving.  I know that God has such a special plan for you, my precious sweetie boy!  (The first words I said to you when you were born--not that I can still call you that!!)

This week was 5th grade basketball tryouts and yesterday we found out that WWD made the "A" team for the travel tournament league!!  Wow!!  Basketball is going to be so much fun this winter--good thing, too, because there's going to be a lot of it. :)

WWD, we love you SO much!!!!!!!!!!