Trey Turns 8!

I know I'm way out of order, but it just felt weird to not post about Trey's 8th birthday.  Every time a birthday comes around it always amazes me how fast they grow..I can't believe he is already 8 years old!!  It's crazy!

Anyways, Trey ate at Golden Corral for his birthday.  He is so fit and trim, but this boy can put away some food.  He eats more than both of this brothers.  We had a little git together the Saturday after his birthday after his baseball game and he requested his usual homemade Oreo cookie ice cream cake.  He had a good birthday!

Trey is my silly boy.  He loves to laugh and to make others laugh (an he definitely has a very unique laugh.)  His special skills include popping out his shoulder blades and showing pretty much everyone he possibly can.  Trey is an exceptionally hard worker, but hardly ever lets the stress/pressure get to him.  In those situations, he stays level headed and looks calm on the surface (even if he is literally shaking with adrenaline.)  He is pretty much good at everything he does with little effort (or maybe he does put in a great deal of effort, but just doesn't show it).  Not many things seem to get to him, except for his baby brother who can get under his skin in a split second.  

The one thing I have learned the most about Trey, is you cannot force him to do anything, he has to do it based on his own choices.  He takes a while to warm up to things, but once he makes the choice to do something, he jumps right in and it is like he has always been doing it.  He is in his 4th year of elementary school and has never once taken hot lunch and tells me he has no plans to ever get hot lunch.  He loves creepy crawly things, like snakes.  His feet are only 1 and a half sizes smaller than my own!  He still writes solely with his left hand and is left footed, but playing sports his is pretty ambidextrous. 

I love his dimples and his blue eyes and that even though he is now 8 years old he still will hold my hand, hug me, and kiss me.  

And one last thing, for months he begged for cowboy boots and recently he got a pair and has pretty much wore them every single day, even with sweat pants and one time with tall Adidas socks and workout shorts!

My wish for Trey is to always be your sweet, silly self, you are one of the kind.