Tis the Birthday Season!

All four of our grandchildren have Spring birthdays! Will and Abby both have March birthdays, Pressley has an April birthday, and Evan's is in May. That makes for a fun Spring, but also a very busy one! Our eldest grandchild, Will, celebrated his 10th birthday Friday. Look at this picture. It was taken the day he arrived in Atlanta from Beijing, China--and this was, by far, one of the most exciting days of our lives! Wasn't he just the cutest thing you've ever seen? He was the first grandchild on both sides--and we all adored him--and still do!

Here he is now--9 years later! We are so proud of him, and marvel everyday at what a special, intelligent boy he is. Many of our friends ask frequently for "Will stories" because he is just so unique. And, of course, his Poppy loves to tell the latest tale about him and his interests!

We got to check him out of school on Thursday(like we did for Abby), and take him to lunch at Chili's, and then to spend his money from us. He bought a Wii game, and couldn't wait to get home to play it!
On Friday evening, the family got together at Red Lobster( Will's choice) and had dinner. Beth and David let him choose one friend to "sleep-over" with him, too. Here he is with his friend--and two of his cousins, Evan and Jonathan.
We couldn't leave the girls out! Here's Abby, Sarah and Pressley outside Red Lobster.
Will wanted a cookie cake this year, so here everyone is singing Happy Birthday, as Will blows out his candles. The dog wanted to be in on the fun, too!
Will loves Crocs, so here he is showing off his new shoes from his cousins......
and reading a letter from his sweet sister!
To top off the great birthday, he was so excited to see his new bike!

God has blessed us so much --and Will is definitely one of those very special blessings!