Brennan, today you are 8 years old. My head knows you are growing up, so fast. I watch you grow, taller and taller each day. You have shot up like a weed this year and are tallest second grader at your school. But my heart has a harder time accepting that my sweet snuggler of a middle child is a whole 8 years old. It just doesn't seem possible.
At 8, you are still our laid back, easy going boy with a smile on your face. The little things just don't seem to bother you. You love to joke around, make people laugh, and simply enjoy the ride. You love to build legos, play with your guys (making all the necessary sound effects) and snuggle with your stuffed animals. (You have so many stuffed animals making a home with you in your bed that I often wonder how you get any sleep at all.)
You love animals, especially dogs. You love to watch movies and will sit entranced, kneeling on the floor in front of the tv to make sure you do not miss a single moment on the screen. You love riding your bike around the neighborhood and could play outside in the snow for hours after any other child would admit to being a frozen popsicle. I love watching you play outside in the snow. Every five minutes or so, you stop whatever you are doing and just fall back into a drift of snow. You lay there, in the snow, for a while, content to just watch the snow fall all around you. I love that about you, your ability to simply be in a moment, to appreciate it and soak it up.
You enjoyed swim team this summer and swam on the silver medal boys' relay for your age group. You played on tennis team and are on a basketball team. I love watching you play sports because you do it with such abandon. You love to snowboard and can't wait to get back to the slopes with Aidan and your Daddy.
Your favorite foods are chicken wings, ice cream and popcorn. Hot sauce is a food group in your world. There is nothing you would not dip in hot sauce. (I even watched you dip your turkey in it on Thanksgiving.) Your favorite tv shows are Ninjago and Endurance. You love movies, any movies, but have truly loved the superhero movies we have started letting you watch, like Ironman and the Amazing Spiderman.
You are a love, our snuggler and cuddler. You are the first to jump into my lap for hugs and sometimes, hog your momma's cuddle time over your brothers. You love to lay with me, snuggled under a blanket, rubbing each other's backs or heads. This is time I treasure with you. You do the same to your Daddy and your dog Chewy, always eager to love those around you.
Happy 8 to our Brennan, our B. You have brought so much love and joy to our family. Thank you for being you, our own special boy, wrapped up our Brennan.
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