Happy 9th Birthday Reggie!

What an exciting day for Reggie!  His birthday fell on a Sat. and it made sense to have the party on that day, so he started the day with his usual scavenger hunt prepared by Ryan.  He went around the house collecting books, stickers and his big Lego set (I found over a 1000 piece set for $20!).  He got to work on it right away and spent most of the morning building it until his friends arrived.  There were a couple new kids in his class that he invited and they were the first ones there, running in to see Reggie.  Apparently, everyone has been counting down the days and his teacher asks frequently what is exciting to the kids and one of the boys raises his hand and says, "there's only ___ days until Reggie's birthday."  I'm glad he has such good friends that make him feel special.  They also recognize what a good kid he is :o).  Reggie wanted to open his presents first, so we did that and then let the kids play for a bit at our house before heading to the movie theater to see Rise of the Guardians.  Boy, that movie is intense!!  Talk about a good vs. evil battle!  I was very glad that Ainsley was playing with her good friend Naomi.  Those kinds of movies stick in her head and then we have issues with sleep.  Thank goodness the boys loved it and couldn't stop talking about it.  Nestle Tollhouse is just down the street, so we decided to go there for ice cream and cookies (I was the only cookie taker).  Then we dropped the kids and headed home.  It was a great, easy party and I have to say that I love movie parties!

We let Reggie pick one friend to stay the night and he picked Tyler.  They were so busy building and battling Hex bugs.  It was still dark this morning when I heard them out working on things.  We were going to go to the early church service, but the rain and wind was intense!  We had quite a storm and it was really something to see that much rain falling.  So, the boys had some extra time to play.  When we got back from church, Reggie went straight upstairs to build some more, but we had to go to his piano recital.  He finally finished it this evening and is very excited about his castle and catapults :o).

First Piano Recital-Jingle Bells.  He was a little nervous, but did a great job.  He was happy to have the goodies afterward.  It was also good for him to see some of the older kids playing some really difficult pieces.  There were a couple that were super talented...I could have listened to them forever!  Visit arrtwade.blogspot.com to watch the video below:

Reggie is nine and I can't hardly believe it.  That just seems crazy!  He is growing like a weed.  He put on his nice clothes for the recital and everything was a bit too small.  I meant to get his weight and height, but the night got away, so I'll have to fill it in tomorrow.
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Reggie has so many good qualities, but I wanted to mention a few:
He is so creative, whether it is building Legos or writing a comic book
He loves to play and is very young minded-thankfully, no interest in girls or the internet - he's embarrassed when Ryan teases him about girls liking him.
He loves K and Ainsley
He can't wait to wake up every morning!
He is secretly competitive
He'll do almost anything for food -- Just like his dad!
All the kids at school know who Reggie is.  Girls have crushes on him that he doesn't even know about!
He wants to be a Lego builder at Lego land when he grows up and enters the corporate world.
We love you Reggie and we're very proud of who you are and who you're becoming!!  Love, Mom and Dad.