You are 9 years old today. You are not much shorter than me and our feet are the same size. Your favorite thing right now is playing Minecraft and your best friend is Carter. Your greatest gift is the way you relate to people. You have the biggest heart of anyone I know, and for being so young, you deeply care about everyone you know. You constantly ask people how their day is going, and you really want them to tell you.
A few weeks ago we were leaving school and you had stopped to help 2 different people on the way out. Even though you were ready to leave, you helped those that asked with an awesome attitude and stayed to make sure that you had done all that needed done. When we got in the car I was completely overcome with pride. I told you that you have such a great heart for people and that is something that I admire about you. Your response..."thank you for saying that, Momma, that was really sweet."
Oh my heart, it is not possible for me to love you more.
You have had a busy year. Here are some of your highlights...
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| This was at a stop we made on the way to Colorado last Christmas. You and Aaron were being silly. |
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| Skiing last December at Wolf Creek. You are an awesome skier! |
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| You found a skull in the woods while riding 4-wheelers. |
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| Muddin |
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| This was just before your first baseball game this year. You didn't love playing it, but you stuck with it and did your best. |
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| This was your favorite part of playing...you got to hang out with your buddies :) |
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| I took this pic in our church building. We were up there doing some work one evening and it started to storm. You crawled up in the window and just watched it rain. You are SO much like me. |
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| This was at the butterfly palace in Branson this summer. |
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| You and Aaron on the Harding campus for Uplift. It makes my heart happy that you love this place and know your way around it. |
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| One of our favorite things about summer....snocones! |
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| I love this pic of you and Blake at his birthday party. Such a great pic of you both. |
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| One day last summer we went to Dallas to go to Six Flags with the youth group and then we stayed an extra day to play. We went to a mall and they had these balls that you and Aaron had a blast playing in. |
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| Orange Beach this summer |
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| This was the day that we went to ride jet skis in Orange Beach. You rode with me and Aaron rode with dad. I love it when you put your arm around me like this. |
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| Lambert's cafe in Florida... |
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| We went to the Perot theater to see our friend's band perform and we also got to see Aubrey dance. You have loved this sweet girl since you met her. |
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| You and Dakota at the fair this September. |
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| Headed to your birthday party yesterday. You are a great friend to others and they love you because of it. I hope you always choose your friends this wisely. |
I love you so much Austin, and I am honored to be able to watch you grow. Keep your head up in everything you do, and never forget to thank God for all of your blessings.
Happy birthday!
Mom
