Happy Birthday Reese

(We did a lot of this together!! Wow how you forget what it's like with just one!)(He HATED that hat, that was one of my favorite outfits!)

Our little man, our only little man turned 7! It was a super crazy weekend but we were so glad to get Valadez family pictures taken and celebrate Reese's birthday! Dana and Kevin came into town for a visit and it worked out that they were here until Tuesday. First off we want to thank all the family that came to Reese's shin-dig last night, it was fun having both grandparents here and a few of his Aunts and Uncles.

As many of you know Little Roo came to us as somewhat of a surprise. Our 5 year plan did not work very well when I skipped a birth control day and "tried" doubling up, 9 months later came little Ootie exactly a week before our year anniversary! We were so young and probably not very smart but we were so blessed to have him right off the bat. When he got a little older we taught him all sorts of tricks and funny things to do, my parents would always tell us "He's not

a toy you know!?!". Oh but he was, he was such a fun baby! Toddlers, ehh thats a whole other blog. But as he's gotten older and now that he's 7 we have transitioned out of the little boy stage. He's such a smart little sucker and has done well his 1st grade year. This past year we have come to realize that he is an amazing reader and can pick up on the lyrics of a song quickly and sing a song back to us. He has such a sweet little voice, we love it when he sings to us. My favorite is his "I Like Money" song! HILARIOUS! Anyway, not to brag but we love our little guy. He's an amazing big brother to Lauren and Ellie and brings us so much joy, grief as well but not too much! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our little guy!