Fourteen. Wow. It's hard to believe that fourteen years ago, this kid made me a mom. He has gone through so many phases in his life and I can remember each and every one of them as if they were yesterday. It went from Elmo to the Wiggles, to sharks, to classic monsters (Frankenstein), and then somehow, we fast forwarded to today: Cars. It's his passion and obsession all rolled into one. He talks cars nearly all the time and went from super car obsessed to muscle car obsessed. He collects Hot Wheels and has a massive collection by now. His other passion is Fishing. If he isn't talking cars, then it's fishing.
He's grown so much in the last year that I can hardly keep him in the same clothes or shoes. He finally surpassed me in height and it's the oddest thing having one of your own kids just look down at you when you're grounding them. (Not that he needs to be grounded ALL the time.) This year for his birthday, we were in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and I wasn't allowing an indoor birthday party. So we opted for an outdoor one. It wasn't too bad outside. It was chilly, but we powered through nonetheless. He had his friends over and we had cake and ice cream with some snacky-snacks to go with it. He wanted a Go-pro (or the cheaper version of one) which is what we got him. His goal is to get video of his fishing escapades and make a YouTube channel. I can't believe how much he's grown up and how big he is. I feel like time is speeding by at a rate I can't really comprehend and before I blink the title of the blog post will be "Alex's 18th Birthday". I hope time slows down just a little bit.
We are so proud of the young man he is becoming and it's always a great day to see his smiling face and hear about his dream cars and dream fishing trips for the future. Keep being you, Alex. Happy Birthday kiddo!
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That is one crazy group of boys. Matt, Alex, Wesley, Noah, and Zach.
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Maskin' it up for the opening of presents inside.
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This year he wanted a catfish birthday cake. The eye was a little wonky though.
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His actual birthday dessert - Jello Cake!
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A go-pro! Yay!
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