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!