7!!

 Hard to believe our first little boy just turned 7!  We had a great weekend celebrating Alec.  Grammy flew in, and we had an action packed weekend.  We celebrated as a family on Friday and Alec was thrilled when we all picked him up from school and took him to lunch; then he had a sports birthday party with all his buddies at the community center on Sunday.  They played every sport you can imagine for 2 hours straight and all left soaked in sweat, a complete success in Alec's book.  We were all talking about how 7 seems so grown-up, and we really see a difference in Alec.  He's so much more mature and seems to have really turned a corner into being more of a grown-up kid.  He LOVES sports, his brothers, his family and his friends, American Ninja Warrior, going to the park and the skate-park, being outside, studying sports facts and stats (especially football,) anything related to math and numbers, and exercise!  I have never seen a kid with the endurance or strength that Alec has - he just keeps going and works harder at mastering things  than any kid I've ever seen.  We adore him, his perseverance, his determination and his kind lion heart.   

  

A new grown-up watch - he's always loved telling time

 

A new fishing pole from Grandma Susan and Papa Gene

Definitely his favorite present - a new trick scooter.  He was pretty excited when all the big kids at the skate park wanted to check it out yesterday

 

The "ME" poster he got to take to class

 

The birthday crew

                                       

                                                                        At lunch

                 His request this year was a Ninja Warrior cake, I think Grammy did pretty good!