We had quite the celebration for Maxwell on Tuesday! It started with his traditional birthday breakfast…

12! Too bad he didn’t eat a single one and opted for his protein shake instead. ha! Oh well. I was happy to make them for him like he requested.

He got to open one present before school and got this FlipStik – a Shark Tank product! It was pretty cool!

He then went to school and tried to show it to his friend by sticking it on a metal street sign and couldn’t get it off and it broke. Oh well. Don’t worry, I had another one for him by the time school got out! Football ended up getting cancelled because of the weather but that worked out because then we all got to eat dinner together – Shake Shack and Baby Bites! Excellent dinner choice by the birthday boy!

He then had Boy Scouts so we opened presents after…

and then I even got talked into helping him put up one present all over his room! (panoramic pic by Maxwell!)

I have to admit these LED lights look really cool! I sure to love celebrating my favorite 12 year old!!

HBD MBB!

Happy Birthday to my very favorite TWELVE year old!!!

Just born…

One year old…

Two years old…

Three years old…

Four years old…

Five years old…

Six years old…

Seven years old…

Eight years old…

Nine years old…

Ten years old…

11 years old…

and now 12!!

Maxwell is growing up so fast and I feel like we’ve seen so many changes this past year – no more little kid. Despite the teenager attitude I might get from him some days (!), he’s still just a good, good kid. He does well in school, he’s polite, he’s helpful and, mostly, he does the right thing and makes smart decisions. I’m so so proud of him.

He’s really loving having a phone and the independence that has come with it. He and his friends love to go into the village and roam around and buy candy at the Chevron. He has a really good group of buddies and he’s a very loyal friend, especially to Jack! He’s still a good athlete playing the sport of the season – tennis, football, basketball, golf, baseball – he does them all! Boy Scouts is a big deal now too and taking up a lot of his time. He’s trying to make it to Eagle someday and I’ll bet he does it.

Favorite book? Ground Zero
Favorite TV show? Shark Tank
Favorite movie? Oceans 11
Favorite color? Red
Favorite song? don’t know
Favorite number? 29
Favorite restaurant? Tecate
Favorite thing to eat? Mexican food
Favorite friend? Jack, Max, Jude, and Glenn
Favorite toy? iPhone
Favorite dessert? milkshake
Favorite sport? football currently
What do you want to be when you grow up? Entrepreneur!

Happy twelve years to “my most useful engine!” If only every parent could be so lucky to have a kid like Maxwell!

Happy birthday buddy. We love you so much!