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HAPPY!
TENTH!
BIRTHDAY!
AIDAN!!!!!!!!
Our baby...our little baby boy... our little fire....is not so little any more! It's been 10 years of growth and learning and love and laughter and tears and hugs and wrestling and video games and movies and swimming and comic books and amazing questions and delicious food and great, big hugs.
And I wouldn't trade a single day. You, my boy, have taught me more about how to be an adult, how to be a compassionate person, how to be patient and understanding, and the true meaning of love more than almost any other person in my life. And you weren't even trying to do it! I cherish you, and thank you for teaching me so much. And I hope I've lived up to the challenge. I know it's not appropriate for YOU to give ME a present on your birthday...but you did... 10 years ago on this day....you gave me YOU! And every year, we mark your arrival by celebrating YOU!
You had a killer party at Pump it Up with your friends...and I even got you the black light room special, you had wanted! It was a surprise that put a skip in your step! Your friends gathered around you to celebrate in style...sweating...jumping...pizza-ing...and laughing!
I made you special Pancakes!
.... Mommy and I got you a NEW (old) Sonic Game on your Nintendo switch!
I got you a NEW Super Mario Chess Set!
We marked your height! You'd grown a LOT!
...And you came home to find a big NUMBER 10 on the door!
We went out to Rainbow Pizza/Hiking Laser Bears...
Aidan....you are sweet, and stubborn, and strong. You are so caring, you can't hide your emotions, and you are intellectually curious. You LOVE video games (especially Mario Maker, Sonic, and Super Smash Brothers) and LOVE movies (you're now getting more into 'big kid' movies, but you'll still watch the classics, and watch whatever princessey thing your sister is into).
You LOVE babies and little kids. You LOVE a good joke. You love singing and songs. Your favorites are Imagine Dragons and The Beatles and ...for some reason.. "Grandma got run over by a reindeer." You think kissing is gross, you never want to get married (so you can stay with us), and you're a deep, deep thinker. You're learning to do more and more by yourself. You are the defender of the innocent (and sometimes the guilty)...but you will ALWAYS come to someone else's defense.
You're quick to get a little upset (especially at me, because we butt heads from time to time, but we're working on it); but you're quicker to forgive and forget. You're a great reader now (you've grown so much in just one short year). You love Harry Potter and Pokemon and "The Bad Guys" and Plants vs. Zombies. When you grow up you want to be a geologist...but not one that goes exploring...the explorers will bring the rocks to you, so you don't have be in danger. You love your sister, and cherish your friends.
You are great at Uno and Chess. You are great at catching frogs and snakes and lizards and worms. You're not afraid of pretty much anything (except me and mom's bedroom closet when it's dark), and you kind of hate showering and brushing your teeth and getting haircuts, but you're a good sport and do them anyway. You like playing soccer, and want to try karate.
You've got a good throwing arm, and can hit a baseball pretty well. You are a GREAT hugger, and a majorly silly boy. You have a crush on a girl named Isabella (but I won't tell anyone). You like the idea of sleeping in, but wake up super early on weekends and breaks to play video games.
You are quite philosophical right before bed and VERY talkative in the morning. You like to torture me in the car by being too quiet when it's just the two of us. You are Aidan. You are our little fire. And you amaze us every day.
We love you to the moon and back. We love you forever.
Happy Birthday, my son.
