Here's to the Birthday Boy

Son,

There are so many things I want for you,

as many wishes in my heart

as I watch you grow into your own life...

I wish you a world of adventure and experience--

and also the serenity

that comes from listening to your inner voice

as the world rushes around you...

I wish you the strength

to face challanges with confidence-

along with the wisdom

to choose your battles carefull..

I wish you the satisfaction

of seeing your goals achieved

and also the true contentment

that is born of simple things--

work well-done,

friends well-loved,

moments caught and cherished.

And my greatest wish is that

you will always rememer

how much

you are loved--

for you are a good and caring person...

A man we are proud

to have for a Son!

--Hallmark

Happy 18th Birthday, SonMySon!!!

As you can see from the pictures below, my youngest babe is no longer a little boy.

He's been taller than me for a couple of years now, so I am getting used to looking up to him.

Now I look up to him in more ways than one.

I am very proud of him. This is just one of the reasons.

Breaking 2 boards simultaneously.

I was pretty impressed with how high he jumped. Shoulder height to the board holders standing on chairs! and landed on his feet, nimble and catlike!

Black Belt ceremony.

December 2008

SonMySon, black belt and TaeKwonDo instructor. Good work, Son! I hope your eighteenth birthday was a memorable for you as it was for me. Of course, you are looking ahead, I spent the day looking back over your childhood.