Birthday celebrations

Spirit turns 10 today! He is quite excited about the double digits - Me? not-so-much. I am quite saddened by this day. My baby is growing up too quickly. I have enjoyed watching him blossom into the handsome young man that he is. He is so smart. He is so sweet. He is so loving. He is so good to his brother and sister and definitely good to his mom and dad. He loves his video games, but as soon as we need him to help us (with things like shoveling snow, raking leaves, taking out the trash, etc.) he jumps up to help without complaining. I love this about him. In fact, there are so many times that he will be out shoveling or raking without me even having to ask. All I have to say after dinner is "Would someone help me clear the table?" and he is almost always the first pitching in.

He will be skiing with his dad today (yes, we took him out of school!) and then this weekend we will be having a special dinner out with several friends and family.

A few years ago Mr. Man and I talked and had decided not to do a big birthday celebration each year, but instead choose milestones (5, 10, 13, 16, 18) to have big parties and the other birthdays will be kept simple. All the kids have been begging to take an airplane trip somewhere so Mr. Man decided this is Spirit's year. In June, in honor of his 10th birthday, Spirit and Mr. Man are taking a trip by airplane somewhere and will just be gone a long weekend. This should be great fun for them!