I cannot believe that Xander is 9 today!!! He doesn’t always show his personality in pictures, so I love this one that my neighbor took of him playing in her back yard.
Xander surprises me all the time. He’s chill and laid-back in a lot of ways, but he can also be SUPER silly and wacky. He’s the quietest of the three boys, but he has no problem roaring back at his brothers when he needs his space. He was quite cautious and shy as a little guy, but as he’s growing up, he has become so incredibly brave and daring (he likes to go as fast as he can on wave runners and tubes on the lake, he jumps off of boss-high cliffs like it’s nothing, and he came out of the gate swinging in his first ever team sport last year, rocking it out on the basketball court). He is an insane speller…he can look at a list of words once (or not at all) and rattle them off without one mistake. He loves animals (especially dolphins and penguins) and the water to his core. And he has the most tender heart and such a sweet, precious spirit. It’s so fun watching him grow…what a privilege. Happy Birthday, Xan-Man!!!
