Celebration!!! Today is the day...

You turn 8!! I feel happier today than I have on any other birthday. Each year my love for you grows and gives me more reason to celebrate your life! You have given me more than I ever could have imagined. I'm watching you turn into a pre-teen already. Full of opinions (which you are more than willing to share) and already you are more than willing to lock yourself in your room with the tv. Too bad you haven't figured out that the older you get the more you are supposed to enjoy sleep! The older you get, the more the reality sets in that you will be grown and gone one day. I can't imagine a day without you in my house. Thank goodness you're not to old to crawl into my lap or cuddle. I am proud of who you are becoming (even the strong-headed parts of you that like to debate with me about EVERYTHING!). You are strong in heart and mind. A helper, a pleaser, a friend, and a wonderful brother and son. I love you, my boy!! Your momma!