Walker’s 9th Birthday

W was so excited to go to the local Pool for his birthday. It must be his favorite way to celebrate because he asked to go to the pool last year, too, but this time they went to a different pool.

He was able to go on the water slides depending on whether the lifeguard thought he was tall enough and whether L helped his hair stand higher 🤣 . If he has to be hot, then he wants to be soaked or playing with water!

Our little guy is not so little anymore! He still loves figuring out how things work and coming up with designs. Lately it’s been which paper airplane designs will fly furthest, and how he’d make a bottle rocket. Which armor and weapons would work well? How does iron float? He likes to test things out and use a lot of tape!

Favorite Color: Dark Green
Favorite Book: I Survived series, Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales books
Favorite Movie: Mandalorian (the new one, even though I haven’t seen it yet)
Favorite Song: San Francisco Street
Favorite School Subject: Library
Favorite Thing to Do: Go to the pool
When I Grow Up: I don’t know
I Am Really Good At: Math
My Best Friend is: My brothers
My Goal: Drink Dad’s cream soda
If I Had a Million Dollars: I would make a laser tag area
What I Am Looking Forward to This Year: Making popcorn
I Am Thankful For: my mother, my brothers, my sister, and my Dad

We had a special dinner that Dad put together after hours of sun with the kids, and then a beautiful pistachio cheesecake we bought on impulse at Costco while he was shopping with me the day prior. It turned out delicious, so good choice W! Still the biggest sweet tooth for this kid. He asked us if he could sleep with us in our bed for his birthday, and how could we say no? Lol he had such a big day that he was knocked out before I did all of Baby’s bedtime routine.

Happy birthday my dearest son!

Love, Mom