Grahams Turns 13!

Graham is thirteen!  We had a lot of fun celebrating our favorite seventh grader.  

He had a group of friends over for pizza, games, and a movie.  

Here they are playing The Candybar Game.  It was a hit!  

Drew Forch, Jack Hill, Turner Baggett, Dylan, and Brayden.  

One of his good buddies, Turner Baggett, shares the same birthday, so we sang to them both.  

We love you, Graham!  

Thirteen I want to remember about my Grambo at 13:

1.  Graham started playing the saxophone this past summer.  He doesn't love it, but he's picked it up quickly.  

2.  Graham has a fantastic sense of humor.  He's pretty darn sarcastic, but he always has a funny one-liner to throw in and it's almost always hilarious.  

3.  Graham doesn't love mornings and has mastered the skill of sleeping in.  

4.  Graham is Lois' favorite.  He loves her, too and is so sweet with her.  He plays with her and she sleeps in his room at night.  She starts to whine as soon as she hears him coming in the house because she wants him to pet her.    

5.  Graham loves candy and is always looking for something sweet to eat.  He has found many of our hiding places.  

6.  He has started loving basketball and is going out for the school team this month.  He's quick and has got a good shot!

7.  Graham is taller than all the kids in his grade.  He had a huge growth spurt last summer and no one recognized him.  His voice changed before everyone else's, too.  Luckily, he's super handsome and dreamy, so puberty hasn't made him awkward.  

8.  Graham loves playing video games.  It's fun to hear him play against cousins in Utah or friends from school.  

9.  He will still play with Legos with his brothers.  I love Sunday afternoons when I hear the three of them playing together.  

10.  Graham is a debater.  He wants to be understood....and right ALL THE TIME.  He will argue his case FOREVER unless you tell him to stop.  

11.  He has always been my least picky eater.  He'll try nearly anything and keeps an open mind.  Except when we're having "chicken? again?".  

12.  Graham does not love hiking or the beach.  Although, once we get him to the beach, he almost always has a good time.  

13.  Graham is so very, very loved.