Sweet Buddy Turned NINE!

 Exactly one week ago my sweet Ryan turned 9. It sure is fun to watch this kid grow up. He remains sweet and gentle but is also finding his voice and opinion and standing up for himself when he needs to and is learning the very hard lesson of walking away from situations he does not feel comfortable in. I could not be more proud! He has some friend friends, he's an amazing brother (both big and small) and he still wants to cuddle next to me so I am going to take every moment I can :)

For his birthday we took Ryan and his 6 best buds go cart racing! They all had a blast. Ryan, taking after me, was very cautious ;) He went to a Padres baseball camp last week so go to spend him bday with all his friends playing baseball - what could be better! Love you so much, Buddy. xoxo

Emmy got roped into racing too!

You can always spot Ryan by his socks!

Spent a little time in the arcade 

The birthday boy! 

Ryan's crew - Preston, Greyson, William, Zach, Alex and Graham 

Party "ended" at 5p but the Juliens and Brubakers stayed for sushi until 10p - so fun

All Star day at camp!

Nana made him playing cards with his poker face on them! Ahahaha

Every kid now wears a chain - he's wanted one for months. I surprised him and wrapped it in a few boxes and then into a big one so he never knew it was inside. :)