Double Digits for Frazier

Dear Frazier,

You are growing into such a strong, thoughtful and funny young man. You are 100% boy with your love of all things hunting and fishing, and it’s rare to find you without some sort of knife on your hip “just in case” there’s a need. You love Legos more than any other non-living thing, and as soon as you get a new set, you are parked at the table putting it together until it’s complete. So, it was only fitting when we gathered the family to celebrate your 10th birthday that we had a Lego building contest, which of course, you won.

Your engineering skills match up well with your love of math in school. And not surprisingly, getting you to read is not an easy task. Though you have thoroughly been enjoying Hardy Boys lately, and I love that you’re reading the classics. Your teacher’s most recent comments include “great manners, very respectful, full of potential but not always working to his potential, friends with everyone, a real jokester and needs to work on his timing of jokes.” We’re all a work in progress, buddy.

Other things you really love are your siblings. You want so badly to hang out with your sisters, but you are learning how to do that in a way that is received well (hint: pestering is not the way.) You are the most marvelous big brother to Benaiah. You are so patient with him and his 3 year old self. You play with him, read to him (especially if it gets you out of reading your chapter book for 30 minutes), and you’re constantly teaching him and inviting him along. I am so thankful for your compassionate heart toward him. One of my favorite moments of the day is watching you get him ready for school when we’re in the carpool line. You unbuckle him, put his mask, jacket and book bag on and you help him get out of the car. Then you sweetly take his hand and walk him to his class holding hands the entire way. 

You are growing into a young man, and I have watched you pull away from me a bit and cling more closely to Daddy. This hasn’t been an easy transition for me, and I will keep kissing and hugging you because I just can’t help it! However, your protectiveness of me has not waned, and you have learned from your daddy how to treat a lady like a gentleman should. I’m grateful for this.

We love you so much, buddy. You are truly becoming a man after God’s heart as you seek to protect the vulnerable, love everyone and live a full and adventurous life that is worth living. Let’s go after all that God has for you and see what He will do in and through you in this year ahead.

I love you forever and for always,

Momma

Cousin time at your family birthday lunch.

LEGO building contest!

You and Max were the winning team.

You requested an Oreo cake like you had last year. It doesn’t quite look like the Pinterest picture, but it sure tasted good!

Ten years old - wow!

All of your grandparents came to celebrate you! We just didn’t get Mimi in the picture before she had to leave. We are blessed to have such supportive parents.

Thank you Uncle Brian, Aunt Keesha, Eddie and Max for making the trek down 95 to celebrate this guy.

On your actual birthday, you requested a sleepover with Jack and Christian. So, their families came and enjoyed hamburgers for dinner, ice cream cake and a rousing game of charades. 

Christian, Frazier, Jack and Benaiah.

Breakfast time after a night with little sleep. 

We ended the sleepover with a trip to the trampoline park and the Dollar Tree for snacks and drinks. Who knew the Dollar Tree would be such a hit?!

You were given such a neat LEGO set from the new architecture series. Here’s Tokyo! We visited some of these sights just a few years back.

Happy birthday, Frazier!