Parker's in Double Digits

My second born boy celebrated his first decade on the planet this week.

It worked out for Parker's 10th birthday to be a national holiday this year. How cool is that?? Nevermind that most people call it Memorial Day. All Parker cared about was that he had the day off from school to celebrate bigtime!!

Parker, his 2 friends, Brevin and Hayden, and lots of extended friends and family celebrated at the pool on Monday. It turned out to be a beautiful day and a few of us were surprised with how strong the sun actually was!! (read: sunburn!!)

Here's the birthday boy --

Alex --

Luke --

Meagan -- love the ponytail!!

Little Boy Wonder --

After a lot of fun in the sun, we headed back to my mom's for a little volleyball --

And a few presents --

Parker really wanted to take Hayden around the neighborhood on Poppy's golf cart, but we decided it probably wasn't the best idea!!

Overall, it was a super fun day for the birthday boy!

Parker is an incredible young man with an incredible brain!! It is really neat to watch him try to figure something out or think things through in a different way. There are no pretenses with Parker - you can always tell exactly how he feels about something because it's written all over his face (and sometimes his body!!). He can be extremely caring and kind, but not always with his brothers!! He loves to read though he might not admit it if you asked him. If he finds himself idle, (eating breakfast, riding in the car) he will always look for something to read. He loves to be with his friends, but he's also fine by himself. He can be the crazy one in a crowd or he can be the loner off in the corner. He loves to build, loves Legos, loves anything that moves. He's an amazing dude and it will be fun to watch as his future unfolds.

Happy 10th birthday Parker (a little late!!)