Dillon Turns Nine!

Dillon turned nine this year!  This boy just keeps getting better.  He is such a sweet kid, he is so selfless and loving.  He cares about everyone and wants to be friends with everyone.  He is incredibly easy going and doesn't take anything personally.  We have to take extra care to make sure sometimes that he puts himself first.  His laugh is one of my favorite sounds in the entire world and it's readily available.  He is full of energy and joy!  I love this boy so much!  It makes my heart ache to know he is growing up (as much as I love watching it); he is only a few years from the teenage years and the separation it will undoubtedly bring.  

 We started out the morning with gifts! All our kids crack me up.  The three of them will shout and jump around every time a gift is opened and it's a box!  One of these days I'll have to wrap one with nothing in it just for kicks.

 We did cupcakes kind of early in the day.  Since we were going out to dinner it makes cupcakes impractical as everyone is too full.

Note the snow... It snowed a decent amount on New Year's and it stuck around for well over a week.  It was all ice chunks by his birthday though. 

We went out to dinner with Grandma and Papa H.  

It took almost another week for the snow to melt so he could play with his new soccer gear.  Of course Kayda and Carson were shooting from really close... Dillon ended up being nailed in the face and his enthusiasm was greatly diminished.  He bounced back later in the day though.  He has recently gotten really interested in sports.  Really any sport, he wants to play them all and he wants to watch them all.  I love watching him play soccer so I'm encouraging that a little more than the others.