Happy Birthday Spencer!!

The big "9" ... holy cow ... I feel like I just did this a month ago. Where in the world is the time going??? Last birthday before double digits. He is half way to leaving home for college when you think about it. And the training continues until then. Spencer is still such a neat kid. We continue to watch his passion and when he is happy, he is happy just like he was when he is a baby. And when he is mad, yep, look out because he is mad and he will be heard. The is another characteristic of his father that is a strength and weakness! Let me be heard!! I love his sensitivity, his love for the Lord, how he does everything with his whole heart, how he thinks and comprehends, and how he is starting to sleep later in the morning! I love how he hugs Jack and encourages him, how he picks and fights like a normal boy and we are so thankful for his life. He truly is the middle of the oreo and sometimes you can't help but want that first!!! He has also taken our move the hardest. As he says often, "All the friends I ever needed were in Lakeland and I want to go home." We honestly did not anticipate this coming from him but then again, he is the most tenderhearted of the three. Needless to say, we let him work it out, talk it out and then we feel guilty!! It just takes time but we sure had fun celebrating his birthday with him!!!