I don’t know how we got here. To double-digits, just like that. I blinked, and my curly-haired, sweet-faced, wide-eyed boy suddenly is ten.
I scoured every memory card, online album, and blog post for images of him over the last decade. Ten years of raising my sweet boy. (TEN, OMG!!)
His hospital picture.
At an Army wives event when he was still so small.
My nudeykins.
Sleepy in his bouncy chair.
Busted. The original laundry destroyers.
My big smiley boy on the swings.
Christmas in Florida visiting my parents.
Happy colorer crayon dumper.
Being sweet with his baby sister.
The merry go round in Busch Gardens.
Can you STAND the adorableness here?
He loved his sweet baby sister.
Babywearing while on vacation.
Universal Studios, baby!
Swinging bros.
Soccer.
Dress up as a cowboy day.
Halloween Ninja.
At an Army Veteran’s Day event on post, sitting on a tank.
Pouting over something adorable.
Celebrating his birthday in school (and not necessarily liking it).
Shooting an air gun and making hair friends.
Attending a fashion show in NYC for BlogHer 2010 and becoming a model himself.
His school performance.
Disney Social Media Moms trip 2011 Disney
Adventures in Disney with friends (this is Katja‘s son here)
Having fun in our neighborhood pool.
His birthday gift – a handmade superhero costume (made by me)
Chief Sitting Bull (dress up day at school)
Riding bikes with his older brother.
Dressing up (fancy!)
My goobers horsing around outside.
One of the (many) guilty laundry parties.
Seaworld fun!
Getting adult teeth!
Summer fun!
First day of school 2012.
Fighting over yummy yogurt shakes.
Channeling his inner Karate Kid.
Dressing up as Brother Bear for school.
His last fall soccer game 2013.
Riding his new gift at Christmas.
Mother’s Day 2014
Five years ago, I was struggling on letting you go to school for the first time. But here you are, a few years later, about ready to begin the fifth grade. FIFTH GRADE! GAH!
Happy Tenth Birthday to my super hero son. Double digits, dude, can you believe it? I love you, my big, double-digit dude. So so much.
