Birthday boy

Happy Birthday to Dawson

Well today marks a big day for Dawson as he hits #11.    We are looking forward to going out for dinner tonight to celebrate his big day.   Dawson was our first and only boy and was such a joy for us when he came into our lives.  He was a relatively good baby compared to our first - typically going with the flow and spending a lot of time in his carseat - waiting for his bigger sister to finish dance/sports etc.  Dawson is uniquely special from all of our kids in a number of ways.  He has talent beyond his understanding, catches onto things quite quickly, has a lot of energy, gets things in school rather quickly, has a kind heart and is troubled by things that most kids his age would probably pay no attention to, and inquisitive.  He is a typical 11 year old boy in that he would rather be playing with a ball or his friends than doing much of anything else - can get easily distracted at times (like the day he came home recently with a black eye - we asked what happened - his first answer was I don't remember - then he did remember - he was playing soccer at school and a fancy car drove by so he was watching it vs.playing the game and got wacked)   All par for the course for our growing maturing 11 year old boy.

Dawson has adapted to the move probably the easiest of the three kids - making friends fast and getting on with it (as we would say around here).  We are anxious to see what God has in store for him in the coming years utilizing his many talents.

Our Little Song Bird This Evening

Beautiful Day at Skipton Castle

We visited the city of Skipton today - beautiful 60 degree day.  Skipton Castle is a medieval castle in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron, and has been preserved for over 900 years