happy birthday jake

Ten years ago this little boy made me a grandmother.

Never in my wildest dream would I have ever expected this ride.

When you are young(er),

the grandmotherly types seem somehow

 older,

slower,

rounded,

sitting a lot,

not energized.

But then I became one.

Honestly,

grandmotherhood 

has been one of the absolute 

best times of my life.

Far from sedentary or slow,

it is fast-paced,

busy,

Disney, 

the beach,

the pool,

backyard baseball,

pizza,

birthday parties,

and the list becomes too long to name to keep going.

Thank you Jake for giving me this honor.

You are a wonder to me.

I so much enjoy spending time with you.

I like.... 

that you can now put an almost 800 piece

 Lego set together all by yourself.

I like.....

that you still like to snuggle with me

 while I read the Charlie Brown books to you and Eli.

I like.....

that Granddaddy's spaghetti

 is still the best spaghetti in the world to you. 

You are ten years old today!

Double digits forever!

I love you!

Happy Birthday!

Grammy